European Commission (DG for Regional and Urban Policy and DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Under the Italian Presidency of the EU), under the Italian Presidency of the EU   has organized launch conference on the Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region in Brussels on 18 November. The delegation of the Republic of Serbia at the conference was headed by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ivica Dacic. The conference also attended by representatives of the European Integration Office of the Republic of Serbia,  Ministry of Culture and Information, Ministry of Mining and Energy, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Ministry of EU integration.

Minister Dacic said that the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian region for Republic of Serbia provides a good framework for deepening practical cooperation with Member States and partners in the region in terms of the identification and realization of common interests, strengthening state and local administration, reconstruction of transport infrastructure, tourism development and increase the investment potential in this part of Europe. The development of good infrastructure, economic and cultural ties, may contribute to the implementation of key economic goals and lead to the harmonization of macroeconomic system with EU standards.
Ministers of the countries covered by the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian region at the conference adopted the Joint statement in which they expressed political support for efforts to implement the Action Plan of the Strategy,  with a call for the active involvement of all stakeholders at different levels of state administration in the next steps in the implementation of the EUSAIR.