Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs in the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vulin, and Minister of Labour, Employment, Social Protection and Elderly in the Government of Romania, Dragoş Pislaru, signed on 28 October 2016 in Belgrade the Agreement on Social Security and the Administrative Agreement for the Application of that Agreement.

On that occasion, Minister Vulin stressed that this document assures for Serbian workers in Romania all rights that belong to Romanian workers and, on the other hand, Serbia demonstrates that it is a country which is worth to visit, to work there and to be fully protected.

The Agreement on Social Security between Serbia and Romania pertains to social security, pensions, maternity benefits and child allowances, the Minister explained, adding that the new Agreement has replaced the agreement from the 70s of the last century, which was much narrower in scope. At the same time, he said that he expected that there would be more mutual employment between the two countries, reminding that more border crossings had been opened that have enabled faster and easier communication between the people of the two countries.

He also said that the Agreement had been signed before an important meeting of the Prime Ministers of the two countries, which should take place in Timişoara on 10 November 2016.

This way, as Minister Vulin assessed, two countries show the closeness of their relations and to which extent they are ready to assist each other, by protecting the rights of the citizens that work in the other country.

Minister Vulin thanked his Romanian counterpart for his personal effort and enthusiasm to make the signing of the Agreement possible, but also on the principled position of Romania in connection to the issue of Kosovo and Metohija.

Minister Pislaru stated that the Agreement would, in the first place, help the citizens of Serbia and Romania to attain their rights in an easier and simpler way, stressing also that the Agreement is a reflection of the long-standing good cooperation and friendship between the two countries.