{"id":19851,"date":"2015-11-05T15:41:14","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T13:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtt.gov.rs\/?p=19851"},"modified":"2015-11-16T14:28:09","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T12:28:09","slug":"serbia-and-saudi-arabia-sign-memorandum-of-cooperation-in-the-field-of-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/releases-and-announcements\/serbia-and-saudi-arabia-sign-memorandum-of-cooperation-in-the-field-of-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbia and Saudi Arabia Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljaji\u0107 and the President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud signed today the first bilateral agreement related to the field of tourism that will, as expected by its signatories, stimulate an improved political and economic cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Upon signing the Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Tourism, Ljaji\u0107 noted that the goal is attracting the maximum number of tourists from Saudi Arabia, who will be presented with both the tourist potential of Serbia, as well as opportunities for investments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis visit will represent the foundation for future political and economic relations between our two countries\u201d, said Ljaji\u0107.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the interest of Serbia is to continue the reforms and fully complete the privatization process, and wherever there is a chance, to present investment opportunities in our country to potential investors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/mtt.gov.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Uvesti.jpg\" alt=\"Serbia and Saudi Arabia Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Tourism\" title=\"Serbia and Saudi Arabia Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Tourism\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Uvesti.jpg 600w, https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Uvesti-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Uvesti-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not want this visit to be only about selling some spas and hotels. That is one small segment of this visit. Our goal is to attract Saudi investors and as many tourists as possible\u201d, said Ljaji\u0107.<\/p>\n<p>He added that currently there is intensive cooperation between the two countries and noted he expects the visit of a large agricultural holding from Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to sign an Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation and Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments, to provide a framework for continued cooperation\u201d, said Ljaji\u0107.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that Serbia will act jointly with Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Saudi Arabian market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis shows our desire for full regional stability and cooperation with neighbouring countries, and thus also increasing the chances of more tourists and investments arriving during the coming period\u201d, said Ljaji\u0107.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said the delegation of that country in Serbia encountered progress and stability and announced a new and more intensive cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see Serbia as an important and key actor in the Balkans and the international community. We expect to achieve cooperation in our mutual interests. We look forward to the return visit by Serbian businessmen and tourists\u201d, said Al Saud. <\/p>\n<p>He added that his state views the relations between Saudi Arabia and Serbia as relations between two equal countries and emphasized that today he also talked with the Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 on the further strengthening of political and economic relations.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about potential areas where Saudi Arabia could invest in Serbia, Al Saud responded that Serbia started to organize its investment portfolio that will present the potential of our country to foreign investors and added that he is very optimistic, based on what he has heard about Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaudi investors are ready to invest anywhere in the world. We have no limits in this regard and now it is up to the Government of Serbia to come to Saudi Arabia and present Serbia as a place with a good and stable investment climate\u201d, concluded Al Saud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljaji\u0107 and the President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud signed today the first bilateral agreement related to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/releases-and-announcements\/serbia-and-saudi-arabia-sign-memorandum-of-cooperation-in-the-field-of-tourism\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":19695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[272,275,73,273],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19851\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=19851"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19851\/revisions\/"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19856,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19851\/revisions\/19856\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19695\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=19851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=19851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.mtt.gov.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/?post=19851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}