Croatian Minister of Transport Oleg Butković, and his Serbian counterpart DPM Zorana Mihajlović are meeting today in Belgrade, and are expected to sign a memorandum on promotion of railroad transport. This should allow for the reconstruction of the Zagreb – Belgrade line, stretching for 412 kilometers mostly through Croatia.

Some works have already been done on the track between Okučani and Novska, expected to be finished soon, and five years ago the part between Vinkovci and Tovarnik was completely reconstructed. The common aim would be to reduce travelling time from six to less than three hours, and increase speed of trains to 120-140 km/h. Minister Butković is accompanied by representatives of various HŽ (Croatian Railways) components, and representatives of HC (Croatian Roads) and the Air Traffic Control.

The ministers are expected to also discuss road transport, including bridges between the two countries, and internal waterways and navigation, including projects of increasing depth of Danube at Ilok and Vukovar.

Croatia and Serbia could also exchange experiences in cooperation with China, as the China Bridge and Road Corporation, which won the Pelješac Bridge tender, also constructed the Borča – Zemun bridge in Serbia.