Two bilateral agreements have been signed with Serbia by Foreign Minister Tonio Borg during an official two-day visit.

The agreements are another step forward to further strengthen further the already excellent bilateral relations between the two countries.

During his visit, Dr Borg held talks with Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic, Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic, Speaker of the National Assembly Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic, and with deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Ivica Dacic.

The agreements signed cover a Protocol on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation and an investment guarantee agreement.

The former will facilitate the readmission of citizens from both Malta and Serbia and honours the commitments set out in the agreement signed between the EU and Serbia in 2007.

The investment guarantee agreement will be a major step forward in the promotion of investments between the two countries.

It will promote investment flows and provide a legal framework that clearly sets out investment norms and protection when investing in respective countries.

In the past days, Dr Borg signed the instrument of ratification for the stabilisation and association agreement between the European communities and their member states and Serbia.