The Chairman of the Committee on Development and International Economic Relations and president of the National Assembly friendship group with the German Parliament, Milos Jevtic talked today to the members of a delegation of the German Bundestag visiting Serbia. The German delegation comprised deputy Alexander Ulrich, Vice-President of the Technical University of Berlin Dr Johann Keppel and Head of the International Exchange Department at the German Bundestag Inge Gerstberger.

The members of the Bundestag delegation conveyed the German Parliament’s congratulations to Jevtic on the two important steps that Serbia had taken on the road to the European Union, visa liberalisation and deblocking of the Transitional Trade Agreement between Serbia and the EU. They pointed out that the German Bundestag would soon discuss the Western Balkans’ European Union perspectives. They also pointed out that it would be important to intensify interparliamentary meetings, after the elections in Germany, adding that a delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia should visit Germany.

Deputy Alexander Ulrich said that their visit aims to realise the support programme the German Parliament awards to students from 28 countries in the form of scholarships for politically engaged young people who would join their countries’ political life. Five Serbian students are planned to receive the scholarship for 2010.

The Chairman of the Committee on Development and International Economic Relations Milos Jevtic pointed out that Serbia greatly values its cooperation with Germany as one of the key European Union countries. The Parliament and the Government are clearly in favour of Serbia’s accession to the European union and are doing all in their power to expedite the process.