Azeski: An open Balkans will be of interest to business, even if only two countries remain

Branko Azeski, Chamber of Commerce of Northern Macedonia / Free Press Archive

Last night, as a topic of the day, President Azeski was a guest on Euro news Serbia television, together with Nenad Djurdjevic, advisor to the President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS), where yesterday's discussion at the "Open Balkan" forum was analyzed.

We, with a population of 18,5 million, six countries in the Western Balkans, had 111 billion GDP before the pandemic started. The Czech Republic, with a population of 10,7 million, has 215 billion. What do we want more as a reason to start approaching and start doing something concrete? It took us 30 years. Let the borders be opened for businessmen, this is about business, not politics, said Branko Azeski, President of the Economic Chamber of Northern Macedonia.

The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Tomislav Momirovi. Pointed out that the creation of a single market, respecting all diversity, is no longer an idealism, but a reality and a need of business.

Momirovic is one of the two owners of the famous brand "Mona", which in addition to the fashion industry, has also developed the tourism industry. He is 39 years old, a successful businessman and minister in one of the most important departments in the Government of Prime Minister Ana Brnabic.

Nenad Djurdjevic, as a concrete benefit of this process, pointed to the agreements signed between the three countries, Serbia, Northern Macedonia and Albania, in the field of agriculture, free labor market and integrated systems for electronic services. It was pointed out that the citizens of these countries can cross the border with an ID card, and at the next summit in the Open Balkans, which will be held in Macedonia, the process of issuing unique identification cards will begin. with which workers from the three countries of the Open Balkans would have access to all markets.

In the concluding remarks, how to face the resistance for the realization of this initiative, Azeski stressed that, as in construction there are three important things: location, location and location, so in this process there is a need for implementation, implementation and implementation. Even on two or three important questions.

The Berlin Process, the "Open Balkans" and the European integration processes of all countries that are part of these initiatives are complementary, not opposing processes and represent a step towards the benefits of regional economic connection, as a key priority, the Forum concluded.

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