BELGRADE/SARAJEVO - The RCC Secretary General Hido Biscevic thanked the Serbian Government for its contribution to the RCC work at a meeting with the State Secretary of the Serbian Foreign Ministry Radojko Bogojevic in Belgrade yesterday.

Secretary General Biscevic expressed appreciation for Serbia's contribution to the work of the RCC and its confirmed commitment to cooperation in the development oriented activities beneficial to the upgrading of the economic and social status of countries and citizens in South Eastern Europe.

The two officials stressed the importance of designing and implementing projects in the fields of infrastructure and energy, economic development, education and youth, and highlighted a need to ease the visa regime in the region.

The RCC Secretary General pointed out that the recent signing of the Stabilization and Association Agreement between Serbia and the European Union, and the formation of a new pro-European Government represent new major steps forward for Serbia and the region.

The meeting was a part of Secretary General Biscevic's round of political consultations with high-level officials of Southeast European countries.