Serbia, Macedonia to have joint diplomatic missions

SKOPJE - Macedonian and Serbian Foreign Ministers Nikola Popovski and Ivica Dacic signed in Skopje on Monday an Agreement on rational use of resources in joint diplomatic and consular missions abroad, announcing that the locations and countries where the joint missions are to be set up will be defined soon.

The two ministers said that Macedonia and Serbia are friendly countries that share the common interest of having the best possible bilateral relations between them, Macedonia's MIA news agency reports.

Popovski and Dacic announced that the second joint session of the two governments will be held in Skopje in October or November.

Popovski said that he discussed with Dacic economic cooperation, development of tourism, Corridor 10 and improvements to energy and railway links, while the Serbian minister said that Belgrade and Skopje should consider establishing joint presence on third-country markets.

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