National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Friday, 20 May 2005
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
The Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic, today met a five-member delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania, headed by the Minister, Kastriot Islami.
The Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic, today met a five-member delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania, headed by the Minister, Kastriot Islami.
Mr Islami underlined the importance of strengthening bilateral co-operation between Serbia and Albania with the aim of improving relations between members of both parliaments. Mr Markovic in turn stressed the importance of improving both parliamentary and economic co-operation between the two countries, assessing as inadequate trading possibilities, especially in the field of trade in agricultural produce and foodstuffs. Both officials agreed that developing regional co-operation was essential for integration into the European Union and resolving issues of security, organised crime and human trafficking, in accordance with European standards.
The officials then discussed Kosovo and Metohia, Mr Islami said that Albania would remain a principled adherent of the view that there should be no division of Kosovo or its integration with any neighbouring country, while Mr Markovic stressed that Serbia would solve the issue of Kosovo and Metohia through dialogue and in accordance with law, adding that talks between Belgrade and Pristina on technical issues were already in progress, and that political talks would ensue.
Mr Markovic said that parliamentary co-operation thus far was mainly at the Committee level, and underlined the importance of moving co-operation to a higher level.
The meeting between the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania was also attended by Gordana Comic, chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, and Marko Camaj, Ambassador of Serbia and Montenegro to Albania.
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8.00 - sitting of the Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, library)
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8.30 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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8.30 - sitting of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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8.30 - sitting of the Health and Family Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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8.30 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Blue Salon)
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9.00 - sitting of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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9.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, library)
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10.00 - 10th Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, 14th Legislature (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.30 - the PFG with Canada meets with the Canadian Upper House Parliamentary Friendship Group with Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)