Ambassador Neto opined that Serbia and Brazil have begun to develop concrete cooperation, listing as one of the examples the participation and assistance of the delegation of the Brazilian Parliament in the National Assembly’s budgetary control project and the cooperation of the two countries’ parliamentary friendship groups. He noted that, so far, the two countries had only superficial knowledge of one another, limited to some common impressions, which means both Serbia and Brazil need to become better informed. Neto also said that, despite significant increase of activity and reciprocal visits, economic cooperation is made easier if entrepreneurs operate on familiar ground, and he hopes the two countries will learn more about one another. The Brazilian Ambassador also spoke about possibly reaching an agreement which would facilitate economic cooperation, adding that though the potential for it is considerable, this matter requires a lot of work.

Assessing his mandate as Ambassador to Serbia, Neto deemed it one of the most intense experiences of his diplomatic career.

National Assembly Speaker, Dr Nebojsa Stefanovic agreed that the two countries’ governments and parliaments really need to become better acquainted and their people need to learn more about one another, proposing that Serbia’s economic potential should be presented in Brazil. Stefanovic said that Brazil’s economy is among the strongest, following a constant growth trend. Speaking of Serbia’s economy, Stefanovic said that the country is introducing measures to strengthen the economy, opining that the country had lately boosted its bilateral economic cooperation but adding that it still has room to advance, because he believes it has many products that could be placed on the Brazilian market. The National Assembly Speaker declared the list of the Brazilian Parliament’s friendship group with Serbia impressive, thanking Brazil for its principled decision not to recognise the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo and opining that it was not merely adherence to international law but a sign of Brazil’s true friendship for Serbia.