TIRANA, Sept 1 /ATA/ – A food security agreement is expected to be signed during the Open Balkan initiative summit in Belgrade.
Under the deal, the countries in the Open Balkan initiative will have guaranteed priority in mutual exchange of staple foods to ensure sufficient food quantities in crisis situations, and introduce mechanisms for preventing food from being re-exported to other markets.
Leaders of the Open Balkan countries, Prime Minister Edi Rama, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, and Prime Minister of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovacevski will attend the Belgrade summit.
Serbian news agency Tanjug said that Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zoran Tegeltija, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, and the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
In a press statement following a regular cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Agriculture Minister said that the three countries will sign a food security agreement that will further strengthen cooperation among the Open Balkan countries.
A trade fair will also take place under the Open Balkan initiative, with 26 Albanian companies expected to showcase their products in Belgrade.
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