国际英语资讯:Economic reforms in Serbia reflected in booming trade with Netherlands: Dutch FM
<p><span word="BELGRADE">BELGRADE</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 4-- <span word="Visiting">Visiting</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Stef">Stef</span> <span word="Blok">Blok</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="commended">commended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Serbian">Serbian</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="Ivica">Ivica</span> <span word="Dacic">Dacic</span>, <span word="Blok">Blok</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Serbian">Serbian</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> 7 <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 700 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="aspirations">aspirations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Dacic">Dacic</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="around">around</span> 15,000 <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>).</p><p><span word="Blok">Blok</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="has">has</span> "<span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>," <span word="voicing">voicing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>' <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="accession">accession</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="respected">respected</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Blok">Blok</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Serbian">Serbian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Aleksandar">Aleksandar</span> <span word="Vucic">Vucic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Integration">Integration</span> <span word="Jadranka">Jadranka</span> <span word="Joksimovic">Joksimovic</span>, <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="detail">detail</span>. (<span word="one">one</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="equals">equals</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1.11 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>)</p>
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