President Boris Tadić today visited a memorial to the victims of the March 11, 2003 terrorist attacks in Madrid.

According to the Spanish news agency EFE, the president and Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić, Defense Minister Dragan utanovac and Trade Minister Slobodan Milosavljević paid their respects to the victims who died at Atocha Station.

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and Jeremić exchanged notes this morning about mutually honoring drivers licenses from both countries.

In Madrid, Tadić has met with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero, who expressed his support to Serbia in its EU accession process as well as its refusal to recognize Kosovo Albanians' unilateral independence declaration.

At the same time, in a meeting with Jeremić, Moratinos said that Madrid is in favor of unfreezing of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA).

With his visit to the memorial, Tadić began a two-day official visit to Spain, during which he will meet with King Juan Carlos and high-ranking state officials.

The agenda includes dinner at the Palace of Zarzuela, which King Juan Carlos arranged for Tadić, as well as a meeting with Madrid Mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardon, who will present Tadić with the keys to Madrid.

According to EFE, Tadić is in Spain in an effort to strengthen consensus between the two countries on the issue of Kosovos unilateral proclamation, as well as to sign more agreements.

Spain is one of five EU member states that have not recognized the Kosovo Albanians' secession declaration.

The Spanish and Serbian delegations are due to sign an agreement about cooperation in defense, as well as another about avoiding double taxation, which would ease Spanish investment in Serbia.

Serbia, according to Madrid news outlets, is most interested in Spanish investment in infrastructureroads and railways, and in the energy sector; one mentioned project which could see participation from Spanish firms would be renovating the airport in Belgrade, building a metro in Belgrade and restoring the railway network.

It's a great opportunity, a country is selling its industrial infrastructure, and there will be cash flowing, into politicians' pockets.

where else may a country get foreign funds if not through investments?

If the Congolese wants to make cars, they need someone to import a factory and steel and technicians and teachers.

Serbia had all of the above. American-financed gangsters took over the country, dismantled its industries, sold them for peanuts to the West. The Zastava was given to FIAT, which reduced its work force by 90%, removing all design and engineering out of the country.

Why should this be surprising? Have the Western countries not worked to smash industry all over the world, imposing sweetheart deals upon the colonials, ever since they monopolized trade with India and China? They were pirates at the time of the Opium Wars, they still are pirates.