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5 November 2014 The Head of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Sweden and the Swedish Delegation
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Head of Parliamentary Friendship Group with Sweden Talks to Swedish Delegation
The Head of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Sweden, Dr Milorad Mijatovic, met today, at the National Assembly House, with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden in Belgrade H.E. Bertil Christer Asp and a delegation of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.
The Swedish Ambassador agreed that the relations between the two countries are quite good, highlighting the importance of cooperation between Serbia and Sweden, particularly the exchange of bilateral contacts on all levels. Ambassador Asp said the exchange of experiences and improvement of bilateral relations is greatly important for Serbia now, at the time of the EU accession talks.
In the course of the meeting, the officials also exchanged experiences with the representatives of the Swedish Social Democratic Party on how to boost interparliamentary cooperation, especially at the level of parliamentary friendship groups. The officials discussed promoting cooperation in the spheres of education and innovation and exchanged views on the models of cooperation between the state and trade unions. The meeting was also attended by Goran Milic, representative of the Association of Autonomous Trade Unions of Vojvodina.
MPs Prof. Dr Vesna Besarovic, Prof. Dr Branko Djurovic, Milena Bicanin and Dr Ivan Bauer took part in the meeting as well.
Activities
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11.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Israel meet with the Israeli Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island States meet with the Australian Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.00 - press conference of the Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) – Party of Democratic Action of Sandzak (SDA Sandzak) – Party for Democratic Action (PDD) and the Green-Left Front – Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own parliamentary groups (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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15.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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18.15 - opening of the exhibition “Combing Through Time” on the National Day of Remembrance of Roma victims of WWII (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)