Ilija Tufegd\u017ei\u0107, a Freedom Party of Austria (FP\u00d6) member of the Vienna City Assembly, spoke with Marko Romi\u0107, Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of Srpska, about strengthening the ties between the diaspora and the homeland.<\/p>\n
During the friendly meeting, Tufegd\u017ei\u0107 and Romi\u0107 discussed providing support to Serb politicians in Austria to bolster political engagement of Serbs in that country.<\/p>\n
Tufegd\u017ei\u0107 said that Serbs were underrepresented in Austrian politics and that more young people should be encouraged to join political parties.<\/p>\n
Romi\u0107 stated that the homeland would provide all necessary support to Serb politicians in Austria.<\/p>\n
The meeting also discussed further strengthening of cooperation between the Serbian diaspora and the homeland, where Tufegd\u017ei\u0107 announced that a delegation of prominent Serbs from Austria would visit the Republic of Srpska.<\/p>\n
According to Tufegd\u017ei\u0107, that visit would serve as an opportunity to discuss cooperation deepening and support strengthening with Srpska\u2019s officials in order to empower the diaspora and foster economic ties between Srpska and Austria.<\/p>\n
Tufegd\u017ei\u0107 noted that he had entered Austrian politics precisely to work on deepening homeland ties with Austria, but, above all, with the Serbian diaspora.<\/p>\n
He stated his goal was to make the Serbian diaspora in Austria more visible and present across all institutions, as it deserved this given its size and contribution to Austria\u2019s development.<\/p>\n
In this context, he recalled the agreement on the employment of Yugoslav workers in Austria, signed 60 years ago, adding that this workforce coming from Serbia had fueled a major economic boom in Austria, which had contributed to the present-day prosperity.<\/p>\n
Source: RTRS<\/p>\n
Photo: ZIPAPHOTO\/Borislav Zdrinja<\/p>\n
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