Presidents of the chambers of commerce from the Western Balkans, WB, gathered during the Chamber Investment Forum, CIF, in Pristina and noted that any waiting to solve problems from the past won’t lead to better future. Therefore, they urged the governments to keep up with the dialogue.
“Political relations have been quite complex and it’s very important the economy to continue to develop,” said the president of the Montenegrin Chamber of Commerce, Vlastimir Golubović.
According to him, economic cooperation represents a tool for speedy development of the region so that it can be well prepared for the joint goal – EU membership.
Kosovo’s Minister of Economic Development, Valdrin Luka, noted that the Innovation and Training Park in Prizren has been a good basis for connecting regional companies.
He said: “We want to show that we want cooperation among the WB economies, and this innovation park represents a model for cooperation, because we want to see all the companies from the region in it.”
Marko Čadež, Serbia’s President of the Chamber of Commerce, said that this regional start-up hub would gather young people willing to present their innovative ideas and create products for the biggest technology companies in the world.
Kosovo’s President of the Chamber of Commerce, Berat Rukići, noted that the meeting in Pristina confirmed commitment of the CIF members to the development of private sector and improvement of regional connections.
His Macedonian counterpart, Branko Azeski, announced that every WB company would receive a package of services and products of a common regional chamber and services of common regional institutions in the next 5 years.
According to all of them, CIF (in cooperation with the Financial Times) will present the WB as a unique investment destination in London on 18 June, in front of over 50 largest international investors.
