On January 29, 2009, Michael Pillsbury, the USAID’s Economic Security Program Director, signed an Agreement on Cooperation in the implementation of the “Youth Achievement” program with representatives of the municipalities of Vranje, Presevo and Bujanovac.

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Serbia, Alexander Konuzin, visited South Serbia on February 2 and 3, 2009. The visit was organized with support of the Coordination Body of the Government of the Republic of Serbia for the Municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja. During the visit, Ambassador Konuzin met with local self-governments’ officials, as well as with representatives of the Serbian political groups in the municipal assemblies of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja. The goal of Ambassador Konuzin’s visit was his familiarization with political and economic situation in South Serbia. During his tour of Presevo and Bujanovac, Ambassador Konuzin, Vice President of the Coordination Body Sima Gazikalovic and Director of the Coordination Body Nenad Djurdjevic met with Mayors of Presevo and Bujanovac, Nader Sadiku and Saip Kamberi, as well as with Presidents of the Municipal Assemblies, Ragmi Mustafa and Jonuz Musliu.

During the second day of a visit to South Serbia, Ambassador Konuzin talked with representatives of the local self-governments and Albanian and Serbian political parties in the municipality of Presevo. He thereupon had meetings with the mayor of the municipality of Bujanovac, Saip Kamberi, the president of the Municipal Assembly, Jonuz Musliju, and representatives of the Coordination Body for South Serbia.

HE Mr. Alexander Konuzin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Serbia, talked with the mayor of Medvedja, Mr. Slobodan Draskovic, as well as with his associates.