October 31^st

The Irish company Ryanair introduced another flight from Nis Airport Constantine the Great to Bratislava. The arrival of the first aircraft from the Slovak capital was attended by Her Excellency Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Serbia Dagmar Repcekova, RS Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications in the Government of Serbia Rasim Ljajić and Nis City Mayor Darko Darko Bulatović. The Mayor said that this is the eighth flight from Nis, out of the planned 9, and that the Nis airport was developing in the exactly the same way as Nis citizens wanted for more than 30 years. He thanked for the support of the Government of Serbia which significantly helped the airport to develop at full capacity. The Ambassador of Slovakia expressed her great satisfaction that the efforts to revitalize the line to the capital of Slovakia resulted positively and expressed the hope that this would only be the beginning of good cooperation between the two countries in many fields. Ministar Rasim Ljajic stressed that the development of the airport in Nis was of exceptional importance for all Serbia. He especially emphasized that he expected more tourists from Slovakia because he was not satisfied with the number of Slovaks who were currently visiting our country. He also emphasized that the establishment of the regular route Nis-Bratislava meant improving the bilateral relations of the two countries, especially in the field of economy. Since the beginning of the year, 81 100 passengers passed through the Nis Airport, and by the end of the year, with flights to 9 different destinations, the expected number of passengers is 120 000.

October 31^st

Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic visited today the French Institute in Nis where he was introduced to the activities of the Institute, which were aimed at presenting contemporary French creativity and language promotion. This Institute in Nis was opened in 2003 and it is one of the three branches of the central Institute headquartered in Belgrade. The institute is a showcase of contemporary French creativity – it organizes various cultural events. Then, it strenghtens the position of the French language and offers French language courses for children and adults. The task of the Institute is to direct to the the French university and scientific circles, and in this sense each year donates about 40 scholarships to Serbian students.