The Serbian Assembly will be hosting the First Meeting of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia - National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Cooperation Commission on 28 February. The meeting will be opened by the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Maja Gojkovic and the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Nedeljko Cubrilovic.
At the meeting the MPs will discuss the development of relations between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Srpska, interparliamentary cooperation and the prospects of regional stability and security.
The Commission will discuss the parliamentary support for the development of economic cooperation and trade between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Srpska in key areas, with a special focus on energy and infrastructure.
The Commission members will also discuss the cooperation in keeping historic memory through joint commemorations of anniversaries, remembering of victims and construction and maintenance of memorials.
Following the key addresses of the parliament speakers, the Commission meeting will be chaired by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Veroljub Arsic and the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Milan Petkovic.
On behalf of the Serbian Assembly the Commission meeting will be attended by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Prof. Dr Vladimir Marinkovic, Chairperson of the Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy Snezana B. Petrovic, Chairperson of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications Katarina Rakic, Chairman of the Culture and Information Committee Mirko Krlic, Chairman of the Committee on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region Miodrag Linta and the member of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues and the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government Nedjo Jovanovic.
On behalf of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska the Commission meeting will be attended by the Chairperson of the Legislative Committee and member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs Dusica Solaja, Chairman of the Committee on Political System, Justice And Administration Dragan Cavic, Chairman of the Committee for Economy and member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs Maksim Skoko and the Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Science, Culture and Information and member of the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Policy Gordana Tesanovic.
The First Meeting of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia - National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Cooperation Commission is held based on the Memorandum on the establishment of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia - National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Cooperation Commission of 2018 and the Protocol of Cooperation between the two assemblies of 2008.
