Tuesday's signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the EU and Serbia will attract foreign investors to the country and bolster trust of the international public and economic organisations in Serbia, Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said on Wednesday.
Asked to comment on views that the agreement signed with Serbia was dead ink on paper as long as Serbia failed to meet the condition of full cooperation with the Hague tribunal, Rupel said he was convinced that Serbia would meet this requirement because it was interested that the agreement enters into force as soon as possible.
According to Rupel, who labelled Tuesday's signing the start of the end to the Yugoslav crisis, this is a great turning point and the achievement Slovenia had targeted at the beginning of its EU presidency.
The objective was to conclude stabilisation and association agreements with all countries of the Western Balkans during the presidency, the minister explained.
The only Western Balkan country remaining without an SAA is Bosnia-Herzegovina, it is however expected to sign the agreement in May. "Cooperation between the Western Balkans and the EU intensified during Slovenia's EU presidency," Rupel said.
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