All misunderstandings about CEFTA to be settled prior to mid-December

Minister of Economy in the Government of Serbia, Predrag Bubalo, said that he expected that all open questions related to Agreement on Free Trade in Southeast Europe (CEFTA) would be settled prior to mid-December 2006.

- Serbia will neither withdraw its demands regarding import of tobacco products, nor give up signing CEFTA agreement - said Bubalo.

According to the announcements, CEFTA should be signed by Serbia, BiH, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Moldova and UNMIK, in the name of Kosovo, prior to December 19, 2006.