Belgrade: General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to discuss cooperation and friendship ties between the UAE and Serbia.
The talks took place during President Nicolic’s reception of Shaikh Mohammad and his accompanying delegation at the presidential palace in Belgrade on Friday.
The Serbian president welcomed Shaikh Mohammad and expressed his hope that the visit would contribute to pushing bilateral ties forward in various projects and programmes that bolster joint cooperation.
Shaikh Mohammad conveyed to President Nikolic the greetings of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his best wishes for further progress and prosperity for Serbia and its people.
The Serbian prime minister also welcomed Shaikh Mohammad, expressing his hope that the important visit would be instrumental in furthering cooperation between the UAE and the Republic of Serbia in various fields.
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi said he was delighted at meeting President Nikolic and Prime Minister Vucic to discuss issues that support plans for enhancement of joint economic and trade cooperation and developmental projects between the UAE and the Republic of Serbia. Expressing optimism about Emirati-Serbian ties, he said they would grow steadily, particularly after the tangible and vital steps the bilateral cooperation has taken within the framework of friendship, cooperation and mutual interest.
For his part, President Nikolic reciprocated the greetings for Shaikh Khalifa and his best wishes for further progress and prosperity for the UAE and its people, and expressed his country’s willingness to develop ties with the UAE, given its development and progress model and the prominent place it enjoys internationally in terms of building distinguished relations and constructive cooperation with other countries.
Shaikh Mohammad and the Serbian president exchanged views on current international developments and issues of mutual interest.
For his part, the Serbian prime minister indicated that both public and private sectors in Serbia were interested in crystallising innovative ideas for establishing joint projects with the UAE, given its stellar performance and progress in many sectors, including economy, tourism and services.
He said that the UAE’s principles and approach of establishing relations and cooperation with other countries of the world, based on mutual respect, constructive dialogue and crystal clear transparency, emboldens Serbia’s desire to enhance its relations with the UAE. He hoped that Emirati and Serbian officials would intensify their visits for exploring potential and resources and tap them in the best interests of the two countries.
During the meeting, Shaikh Mohammad and the Serbian prime minister exchanged views on current international developments and issues of mutual interest.
Hussain Ebrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, Khaldoun Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, Mohammad Mubarak Al Mazroui, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, and Juma Rashid Saif Al Daheri, UAE Ambassador to Serbia, attended the meeting from the UAE side.
Present from the Serbian side were Minister of Finance Dusan Vujovic, Minister of Economy Zeljko Sertic, Minister of Education and Science Srdan Verbic, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic, Minister of Health Zlatibor Loncar, and a number of senior Serbian officials.
