National Assembly Speaker Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic received the Speaker of the Canadian Parliament’s House of Commons Peter Milliken.

In the meeting, the officials exchanged experiences on the two parliaments’ work, as well as the process of adopting laws in Serbia and Canada. In that context, the NARS Speaker highlighted the adoption of the Law on the National Assembly adding that new Rules of Procedure were on the agenda of the Fourth Extraordinary NARS Session, which the Canadian delegation was particularly interested in.
Both sides noted that parliamentary cooperation can greatly contribute to improve the two countries’ relations, and that the Serbian and Canadian parliaments should develop cooperation, primarily on the level of committees, as soon as possible.

Djukic-Dejanovic stressed that all that is necessary should be done to improve economic cooperation and extended thanks for Canada’s donations to Serbia between 2001 and 2008, as well as the prospects for further investment into Serbian economy.
The Speaker emphasised that in the process, it would be beneficial to complete the process of signing agreements on social security, avoidance of double taxation and air transport.