BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 11. Uzbekistan and
Serbia have agreed to move toward signing an intergovernmental
agreement on migration and mobility, potentially opening new
channels for the organized employment of Uzbek workers in
Serbia.


This was reflected in the statement by the Migration Agency of
Uzbekistan, following a meeting between Muhsinkhoja Abdurakhmonov,
director of Uzbekistan’s Migration Agency, and Milica Stamenkovski,
Serbia’s minister of labor, employment, veterans and social
policy.


The sides discussed preparations for signing the
intergovernmental agreement, which is expected to establish a
framework for cooperation on migration and labor mobility between
the two countries.


Serbia also expressed interest in recruiting qualified
specialists from Uzbekistan for construction projects related to
EXPO 2027, which will be held in the country.


“The Serbian side expressed interest in attracting qualified
specialists from Uzbekistan for the construction of EXPO 2027
facilities, with the sides discussing preliminary training and the
placement of workers in jobs offering decent working conditions,”
Uzbekistan’s Migration Agency said.


The discussions included the need to prepare Uzbek workers in
advance in line with the requirements of Serbia’s labor market and
ensure appropriate employment conditions.


The sides also discussed plans for Serbia to open an embassy in
Uzbekistan. The move is expected to make visa procedures easier for
Uzbek citizens, who currently process Serbian visa applications
through Astana, Kazakhstan.







Following the meeting with Stamenkovski, Abdurakhmonov continued
negotiations with Milan Bosnic, director of Serbia’s National
Employment Service.


The two sides agreed that after the intergovernmental migration
and mobility agreement is ratified, their respective agencies will
sign a separate protocol on cooperation in labor migration and
workforce mobility.


The protocol is expected to provide a more detailed framework
for cooperation between the two employment and migration
authorities, including mechanisms for organizing labor
mobility.


The talks come as Uzbekistan and Serbia seek to strengthen
practical bilateral cooperation following the elevation of
relations between the two countries to a strategic partnership.


Labor mobility has emerged as one of the areas of cooperation,
alongside trade, investment and other economic ties, with the
planned agreement expected to provide a formal basis for expanding
employment opportunities for Uzbek citizens in Serbia.