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[|Serbia News] RIO DE JANEIRO In the scope of the UN summit in Rio de Janeiro, Serbia has organized a meeting on green economy and sustainable development in the Adriatic and Ionian regions. media type="custom" key="19517792"The meeting was opened by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić and co-chaired by Serbian and Slovenian Environment Ministers Oliver Dulić and Franc Bogovič. Addressing the participants, Nikolić said that Serbia and the region were committed to improving the national and regional contribution to the broad global agenda of sustainable development. “We firmly believe that regional cooperation can make our voice stronger on the international scene and our actions more reliable and coherent, for the benefit of each of our countries,” he pointed out. Pointing to Serbia's commitment to follow the advanced European and global policy whose part is "green" and sustainable development, Nikolić underlined that help and support from regional and international actors was more than welcome. According Dulić, the Adriatic and Ionian regions can significantly improve cooperation between the countries involved, since the strategic ties provide opportunities for joint projects aimed at achieving sustainable economic and environmental development.