Minister of the Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia Goran Trivan paid a visit to the Kingdom of Sweden, 25-26 November 2019, during which he met with the Swedish Minister for the Environment and Climate and Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lövin, Director General of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency Björn Risinger and Director General of the Swedish Chemicals Agency Per Ängquist. Also, the delegation of the Serbian Ministry of Environmental Protection held a meeting with the Deputy Director for Europe and Latin America at the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation Christina Hartler.
During the talks, it has been confirmed that Serbia and Sweden have good bilateral relations and that both countries are dedicated to develop even closer cooperation on environmental issues. At the meeting with Minister Lövin, Minister Goran Trivan has presented the activities and results of the work of the Ministry in the context of preparations for the opening of Chapter 27 (Environment) within the process of Serbia's accession towards the EU. Swedish Minister Isabella Lövin has positively assessed Serbia's achievements in improving the environment, expressing support for further efforts in this area as well as for the realization of Serbia's European perspective. At meetings with the representatives of the competent Swedish agencies, it has been concluded that opportunities for strengthening Serbian-Swedish cooperation in the field of environmental protection exist within the framework of the implementation of actuel projects in Serbia, mainly for waste water treatment and municipal waste management, but also of the new projects on a regional, national and local level.