Meeting Held with Representatives of Srbijavoz and Initiative for Bilateral Agreement Signed

PUBLISHED: 01.12.2023.

Railway Transport of Montenegro and Srbijavoz, in a desire to develop mutual trust and cooperation in the field of railway transport, with the aim of more efficient operation of international fast trains and the interests of their companies, as well as improving overall relations and cooperation between the two companies, signed today in Podgorica an Initiative for a bilateral agreement which defines the need for the locomotives of the Railway Transport of Montenegro used for pulling international trains to operate under extraordinary circumstances on the route Bijelo Polje – Prijepolje - Bijelo Polje, and for the locomotives of Srbijavoz to operate on the route Bijelo Polje – Mojkovac - Bijelo Polje.

The signing of the Initiative was preceded by a meeting held at the premises of Railway Transport of Montenegro AD Podgorica attended by Mr. Ivan Bulajić, acting general director of Srbijavoz, Mr. Zoran Puzović, executive director for traffic and commercial affairs of Srbijavoz, Mr. Denis Lukač, director of the Railway Administration, and representatives of ŽPCG AD Podgorica, Mr. Marko Bertanjoli, chairman of the Board of Directors, Ms. Ilinka Pavićević, executive director, members of the Board of Directors, Mr. Željko Miladinović and Mr. Mirsad Veliu, as well as the director of the Technical Services Sector, Mr. Radovan Mujović.

Interoperability is the capability of the railway system that enables safe and uninterrupted train traffic while achieving the desired level of efficiency; therefore, the signing of a bilateral agreement would be of multiple significance for both companies, primarily for the users of our services. The meeting also defined a series of steps for improving and expanding cooperation between these two companies, as well as aligning processes and systems. Special emphasis was placed on the electronic sale of tickets for international trains with the aim of enabling this in the next summer season. Representatives of ŽPCG AD Podgorica highlighted the importance of such a constructive meeting for strengthening cooperation and opportunities to monitor development trends in the region. Representatives of Srbijavoz expressed their full readiness for cooperation and support in aligning with the system that has already been successfully implemented in this company, as well as in the domain of rolling stock and all other issues of significance for the development of railway traffic between Serbia and Montenegro.