Serbia, Macedonia mull further trade cooperation

Serbia and Macedonia have discussed ways to improve bilateral trade cooperation through elimination of tariff barriers, said a Serbian government statement issued Friday. The statement came after a meeting between Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and visiting Macedonia Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki in Belgrade. Both sides believed that bilateral ties have significantly improved through intensified political dialogue and trade, the statement said. Dacic told Poposki that the Serbian government considers the road and rail route infrastructure between the two countries of great importance, as well as connection systems for power transmission. Dacic also said that police cooperation between the two countries in combating illegal migration, human trafficking, drug smuggling is already yielding results. "They also discussed ways to improve trade cooperation, through the elimination of tariff barriers, better use of CEFTA mechanisms and joint appearance on third markets," said the statement.