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OPPONENTS IN SPORT H.E. DAMJAN BERGANT AMBASSADOR OF SLOVENIA TO SERBIA
I can confirm that Serbia and the Western Balkans remain high on the list of the Republic of Slovenia’s interests and that the level of interest coming from Slovenia will be the same or even higher ~ Damjan Bergant
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lovenian Ambassador Damjan Bergant is convinced that the EU is the future of Serbia. Membership in the same EU family would additionally strengthen existing economic cooperation between Serbia and Slovenia, which currently stands at around two billion euros. Speaking in this interview for CorD Magazine, the Slovenian ambassador directs attention towards the importance of strengthening the domestic economy and local cooperation, particularly in agriculture and food production, which are becoming increasingly important in the context of global shocks. ■ Your Excellency, Slovenia is in the process of gaining a new government, which should be confirmed during June. Can we expect it to show the same level of interest in Serbia and the rest of the Western Balkans? - We had regular parliamentary elections in late April and the results appear to show that a new government could be formed very quickly, so you’re right when you say that Slovenia will most probably have a new executive by the beginning of June. When it comes to Serbia
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