Construction of corridor between Serbia and Italy to start in maximum two years - Cooperation agreements signed between two countries

The Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia will talk with Serbia about infrastructure, transportation and trade projects, it was pointed out Tuesday night at the Embassy ot Italy to Belgrade, when it was also announced that a road corridor would be built to connect the cities of Pordenone and Kragujevac. A ceremony occasioned by the beginning of Italy's six-month presidency of the EU saw the signing of three agreements on economic and scientific-technological cooperation between Italy and Serbia.

A cooperation agreement between the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and the Italian Industrials' Association Finest was signed by the presidents of these organizations, Zeljko Sertic and Mauro Del Savio, respectively.

An agreement on cooperation in the field of transportation was signed by Giusepe Bortolusi, a representative of the Koridori Italija-Srbija consortium, Goran Aleksic, the director of the Srbijatransport AD company, and Svetozar Milanovic, the director of Belgrade-based Zeleznicki integralni transport. An agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries was signed by the president of Area Science Park, Adriano De Mayo, and the state secretary of the Serbian Education Ministry, Aleksandar Belic.

Debora Serracchiani, the president of the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia assessed that the signed agreements were very important for that Italian region and overall relations between Italy and Serbia, stressing that Italy was Serbia's most important trade partner.

The agreement signing ceremony was also attended by Italian Ambassador to Belgrade Giusepe Manzo.

Privredna komora Srbije

Ambasada Italije Srbija

Srbijatransport a.d. Beograd

Železnički integralni transport Beograd

Ministarstvo prosvete Republike Srbije

Vlada Republike Srbije

Ministarstvo građevinarstva, saobraćaja i infrastrukture Republike Srbije

Serbian Chamber of Commerce

SCC

Zeljko Sertic

Embassy of Italy to Belgrade

region of Friuli Venezia Giulia

Pordenone

corridor Pordenone Kragujevac

agreement on economic and scientific and technological cooperation between Italy and Serbia

Finest

Mauro Del Savio

Koridori Italija Srbija consortium

Giusepe Bortolusi

Srbijatransport

Goran Aleksic

Zeleznicki integralni transport Belgrade

Svetozar Milanovic

Area Science Park

Adriano De Mayo

Education Ministry

Aleksandar Belic

Serbian government

Transportation Ministry

Zorana Mihajlovic

Debora Serracchiani

Giusepe Manzo