Today, the Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Tatjana Matic, talked with the Ambassador of Portugal, Maria Virginia Mendec de Silva Pina, about strengthening bilateral cooperation and improving relations between the two countries in the field of trade and tourism.
An expert visit of the Serbian delegation to the Portuguese Institute of Tourism was agreed at the meeting, as well as a visit of Portuguese representatives to Serbia, in order to get to know and exchange experiences in order to develop rural and lake tourism in Serbia, the ministry said.
The Ambassador of Portugal especially praised the progress that Serbia has made in the field of wine tourism and pointed out that an increasing number of Portuguese tourists are interested in vacationing in Serbia.
The interlocutors agreed that the introduction of a direct flight Belgrade-Lisbon is one of the priority activities, which will significantly contribute to the development of tourism and economic relations between the two countries.
The ambassador announced that a visit of a business delegation is planned for this year and pointed out that Portuguese clothing companies are interested in coming to the Serbian market, which will further strengthen bilateral trade and investment cooperation, Danas reports.
