President of the Coordintion Body of Serbia for the Municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja, Mr. Rasim Ljajic, together with Director of the Coordination Body's Office, Mr. Nenad Djurdjevic, paid an official visit to the municipalities of Bujanovac and Presevo, during which the two officials met with representatives of the local self-government, as well as with the local political party leaders.

The first meeting of the Coordination Body's external composition, as well as the meetings of members of the three Coordination Body's Teams were held in Belgrade.

The beginning of reconstruction and modernization of the Presevo border crossing, so that it could meet the EU standards. The funds for construction and reconstruction of one part of the border crossing was donated by the EU, through the European Agency for Reconstruction, while the Serbian government provided the remaining funds. The performance of the first stage of the works, the value of which is around five million euros, is going to last 14 months.

Putting the water-supply system into operation in the village of Konculj

Mr. Dragan Lazic, Deputy President of the CBPBM, visited the municipalities of Bujanovac and Presevo. He had meetings in Bujanovac with Mr. Nagip Arifi, Mayor of Bujanovac, Mr. Adnon Salihu, President of the Municipal Assembly in Bujanovac, Mr. Dragan Velickovic, Commander of the Bujanovac police Station, and with members of the "Together for Bujanovac" Coalition Mr. Stojance Arsic, Mr. Miroslav Taskovic and Mr. Goran Taskovic. He also had meetings in Presevo with Mr. Ragmi Mustafa, Mayor of Presevo and with Dr. Skender Destani, Leader of Democratic Union of the Valley.

A meeting in Presevo, organized by Director of the Novi Sad - based Center for Regionalism Aleksandar Popov, during which representatives of the civil society of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja discussed co-operation between the Coordination Body, non-governmental organizations and local self-government. Mr. Nenad Djurdjevic, Director of the CBPBM, and Mr. Ivan Vejvoda, Director of the Balkan Trust for Democracy, attended the meeting.

Mr. Darko Golubovic, a representative of the Economic Team for Kosovo and Metohija and South Serbia, along with representatives of the local self-government, will take part in a study trip to Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is organized by the USAID-CHF.

Mr. Nenad Djurdjevic, Director if the CBPBM, had a meeting with representatives of the UNDP regarding the MIR2 project, which is being implemented in South Serbia.

Mr. Nenad Djurdjevic, Director of the Coordination Body of Serbia for the Municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja (CBPBM), had an introductory meeting with representatives of USAID about co-operation with them on the projects that are being implemented in South Serbia.