Foreign trade of Serbia with Russia amounts to USD 2.5 billion in 2017

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic headed the delegation of the Republic of Serbia at the 16th session of the Serbian-Russian Intergovernmental Committee for Trade, Economic and Science-Technical Cooperation, held in Sochi.

Minister Dacic attended the session in the capacity of a co-chairman on the Serbian side, whereas Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin performed the function on the Russian side, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

– It is very positive that our foreign trade increased compared to 2016 to USD 2.5 billion in 2017 – Dacic said.

According to him, the goal is to develop the economic relations as much as possible, in addition to having very good political relations, and to use all the benefits of the Free Trade Agreement and the current negotiations to have the agreement apply to all the members of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Dacic emphasized the very successful cooperation in the fields of energy, agriculture and announced new projects in the fields of economy and industry.

– There’s a traditional friendship and a strategic partnership with the Russian Federation and it is our task to use this as a good foundation for the development of cooperation in all segments of social life – Dacic stated.

Ministarstvo spoljnih poslova Republike Srbije

Vlada Republike Srbije

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia

Ivica Dacic

Government of Serbia

Intergovernmental Committee for Trade Economic and Science Technical Cooperation

Sochi

Dmitry Rogozin

Free Trade Agreement between Russia and Serbia

economic cooperation of Russia and Serbia

foreign trade between Serbia and Russia