Prime minister discusses projects with UAE sheikh

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met with UAE Sheikh Moammed bin Zayed on Thursday and said afterwards the two of them had analysed the results of cooperation on the Belgrade Waterfront project.

It will constitute a great success if the upcoming busines results of Air Serbia show profit, Vucic ststed.

He pointed out he had discussed other things with the sheikh as well, like other joint investments and joint projects, including the Belgrade Waterfront, which he described as very important to Belgrade, especially in terms of tourism.

The sheikh promised he would do everything for the project to succeed, Vucic said.

The Serbian government will persevere when it comes to this project and get results, like in the case of Air Serbia, "which we will present proudly to the Serbian people by the end of the year," the prime minister remarked.

He said the meeting covered other important infrastructure projects and cooperation in agriculture, particularly in the cattle industry.

There was also mention of the need for medical professionals in the UAE, he added.

"They nee nurses and other medical professionals. We shall see where we can make an international agreement," Vucic said, adding that the talks on the subject would continue into Friday.

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