塞尔维亚和马其顿应当合作促进欧盟纺织业发展

 

Serbia & Macedonia must jointly promote EU textile sector

Serbia and Macedonia should work jointly to promote the European textile sector, speakers concluded during meetings organized by the Agency for Foreign Investments and Export Promotion of the Republic of Macedonia, together with the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and the Textile Trade Association of Macedonia-Textile Cluster, Tanjug news reported.
The meetings concluded that the two countries have a great capacity for development of the textile industry, noting that promoting trade in Europe paves the way to the markets of over 800 million consumers. The aim of the meetings included presenting Macedonia textile manufacturers in the Serbian market and making contacts with textile companies, garment manufacturers, manufacturers and traders of fabric, manufacturers with own brand product, clothes for children, and other representatives.
The purpose of the networking meetings were to present a bigger total production capacity, given that Macedonia and Serbia are among the most favourable destinations for quick delivery of small batches to European manufacturers of branded clothes.
Milorad Vasiljevic, secretary of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, said Serbia has signed free trade agreements which help its products reach the EU, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkey and other countries.
He noted that trade in the Serbian textile industry amounted to US$ 530 million last year, and expressed hope that it will be further promoted based on an agreement on cooperation signed by Serbia and Macedonia.
Macedonian Ambassador to Serbia, Vera Jovanovska Tipko, said the textile industry is of strategic importance for Macedonia since the annual export revenue for Macedonia stands at € 400 million.
She said that Macedonia, as well as Serbia, employs around 40,000 people in this sector, adding that the goal is to connect manufacturers and sellers in the two countries so that they could together penetrate regional and other markets.
Rados Vukicevic, representative of the Agency for Foreign Investments and Export Promotion, Macedonia, said the two countries have an advantage in the textile sector when compared to Asian and Chinese producers when it comes to delivering small quantity within short deadlines at competitive prices.

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塞尔维亚和马其顿应当合作促进欧盟纺织业的发展

塞尔维亚和马其顿应共同努力,推动欧洲纺织行业的发展。在由马其顿共和国境外投资与出口促进机构联合塞尔维亚商会以及马其顿纺织品贸易协会组织的会议期间，演讲者作出以上结论。Tanjug新闻报道。

会议得出的结论是,两国都有很强的能力来发展纺织业,并指出促进欧盟贸易为创造8亿消费者的市场铺平了道路。会议的目的包括展示塞尔维亚市场的马其顿纺织品制造商,使其联系纺织公司,服装制造商,面料制造商和贸易商, 拥有自有品牌产品、儿童服装的制造商和其他代表。

网络会议的目的旨在展现更大的总生产能力,考虑到马其顿和塞尔维亚是对欧洲品牌服饰制造商小批量快速交付最有利的目的地。

塞尔维亚商会秘书Milorad Vasiljevic说,塞尔维亚已经签署了自由贸易协定,这将帮助其产品达到达欧盟、俄罗斯、白俄罗斯、哈萨克斯坦、土耳其和其他国家。

他指出, 去年塞尔维亚的纺织品贸易额达5.3亿美元,并表示希望它将进一步提升基于塞尔维亚和马其顿签署的合作协议。

马其顿驻塞尔维亚大使Vera Jovanovska Tipko表示,对马其顿来说，纺织行业具有重要的战略意义，因为马其顿的年度出口收入达4亿欧元。

她说,马其顿和塞尔维亚,都在这个行业雇佣了大约4万人,并补充道，他们的目标是连接两国的制造商和销售商使他们可以一起渗透到区域的和其他市场。

马其顿境外投资与出口促进机构的代表Rados Vukicevic说，两国纺织行业都具有优势，相比亚洲和中国生产商在短期限内交付少量订单，有价格上的优势。