“The work of the High-Level Commission gives consistency to inter-parliamentary interaction, strengthening the strategic partnership of our countries on the principles of friendship, equal dialogue, and mutually beneficial cooperation,” said Viacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
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He reminded that during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Belgrade in January 2019, several important bilateral agreements that expand the legal framework for cooperation in the economic and social spheres, in the field of high technologies and other areas were signed.
“First of all, we are talking about industrial cooperation, the development of digital technologies, nuclear energy, and research of the earth surface for agricultural and other purposes. All these agreements are aimed at resolving issues that are important for citizens and that are necessary for the further development of our countries,” said the Chairman of the State Duma.
Viacheslav Volodin also reported that bilateral trade increased by 1.9% achieving $2.1 billion.
“Over eight hundred companies with Russian capital operate in your country. As a result, today Russia is the third largest foreign trade Serbian partner in terms of trade turnover,” he added.
According to him, the parliamentarians of the two countries need to discuss what else can be done within the parliamentary dimension in order to bring this positive dynamic to a higher level.
He noted that the priority shall be given to joint projects in the energy sector, an example of such a mutually beneficial partnership is the oil refinery in Pančevo.
Viacheslav Volodin also drew attention to the importance of expanding humanitarian contacts, scientific and educational exchanges.
About 300 students from Serbia are currently studying in Russia. The quota for those wishing to study at Russian universities will be increased again, 122 scholarships have been allocated for Serbian students.
“Comparing with other countries these are far from record numbers. At the parliamentary level, it would be right to promote the increase of the number of Serbian students at Russian universities and Russian students at Serbian educational institutions,” he said.
