Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today that the government has decided to grant the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe $100,000 as aid for the rehabilitation of the floods that hit that country in December 2021.
At the press conference after the meeting with Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe Jorge Lopes Bom Jesus, Brnabic said that Serbia cooperates with that country in the field of tourism and education and stated that five students from that country are currently studying in our country.
She added that Serbia is interested in increasing the number of students from São Tomé and Príncipe and that these scholarships are for the Faculty of Medicine, which they currently need most.
The Prime Minister expressed her gratitude to the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe for being one of the first countries to withdraw recognition of the independence of "Kosovo" in 2013.
The Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe expressed the hope that the cooperation between the two countries will be improved, above all in agriculture, and that São Tomé and Príncipe is counting on experience from Serbia.
He added that his country is interested in the import of especially agricultural products, as well as the export of cocoa, vanilla and coffee to Serbia, but also to export not only raw materials, but also final products.
He also sees the future development of relations in tourism, given that his country is an island with great tourism potential.
Brnabic previously prepared a reception for the guest in front of the Palace of Serbia, with the Honour Guard of the Serbian Army and the singing of the anthems of the two countries, which was followed by their meeting, and then the meeting of the delegations of the two governments.