Minsk World is the biggest project in Europe. The facility will be located on an area of more than three hundred hectares. The project Minsk World will include a financial center, a park and a residential sector for more than 30 thousand people. The priorities in relations between Belarus and Serbia have been determined, and agreements took the form of documents. The open dialogue between the two countries becomes more and more effective every year.
The leaders of Belarus and Serbia have repeatedly stated: Minsk World must become a symbol of cooperation between the two countries. Therefore, the meeting on the construction site was one of the essential points of the visit of the Serbian president.
Today, the heads of states launched the joint project. They laid a time capsule in the foundation of Minsk World.
The details of the largest project in Europe were discussed by Alexander Lukashenko and Tomislav Nikolic in an informal setting. According to the Head of State, the leaders of the former Yugoslav republics will symbolically meet in the Belarusian capital.
After the construction site of Minsk World Tomislav Nikolic went to MTZ. The head of Serbia visited the production hall and the exhibit space. In addition he was shown Belarusian machinery of other manufacturers - MAZ, Gomselmash, Amkodor. These brands are well known in the Balkans. The assembly of MTZ tractors, buses and trucks of the Minsk Automobile Plant are organized in Serbia. 70% of tractors sold in Serbia are from Belarus.
The theme of bilateral relations was developed during the meeting of the leaders in the Palace of Independence. The Head of State proposed to update the communication strategy, it will be reflected in the road map. The presidents signed a joint statement. The main objectives of the document are to increase the turnover to half a billion dollars, and to search for new opportunities for economic growth.
Serbia is our strategic partner in the Balkans. Last year, the turnover amounted to a quarter of a billion dollars. The country is negotiating to join the EU, and it could open the door to the Old World for the commodities produced in Belarus. At the same time Serbia sees Minsk as the entry to the Eurasian Economic Union.
The guests from Serbia visited the Museum of the Great Patriotic War. The Serbian leader walked along the so-called Road of Victory that presents the originals of tanks and planes, who fought on the fields of the Great Patriotic War. Tomislav Nikolic was struck by the resilience and courage of the Belarusian people. He left a note describing his impressions in the book of guests of honor in the Hall of Victory.
Today, the official Minsk has once again confirmed the course of the Belarusian-Serbian cooperation: traditionally friendly relations will be strengthened in the future.
