French Investments in Transport sector

Belgrade,  Feb. 25, 2010 (Serbia Today) – The Deputy Prime Minister for EU integration Bozidar Djelic and the French State Secretary for Foreign Trade Anne-Marie Idrac announced this evening that France will offer Serbia expertise and investments in their transport sector. “The French government has helped Serbia climb up to category six from seven on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ranking lists,” said Djelic, after talks with Idrac. “We discussed matters of joint interest, including the purchase of an Airbus for Jat Airways. The Serbian government has formed a working group to examine this issue and after this visit we expect that a decision will be reached soon”, said Djelic. “The construction of road and rail Corridor 10 was also discussed as France has expertise in this field,” he said. “The potential of the Danube River was also discussed. France is interested in building river port infrastructure as well as water cleaning projects in Belgrade and other places,” said Djelic. Djelic and Idrac also discussed the Belgrade metro project and stated that joint work will be done to determine the best model, as well as the financial aspects. Idrac said that France will assist Serbia in the EU integration process. “France will also focus on specific areas in which it possesses expertise, transport being one of them,” she said. “French businesses are ready to cooperate for the construction of the metro technically as well as financially. They are also interested in projects related to the Danube,” said Idrac.