The Ministry of Transport stated that a consortium comprising ten Italian construction and design companies would like to participate in the continuation of the construction of Ruma–Sabac motorway and Prokop railway station in Belgrade through a public-private partnership.
The statement adds that these companies have already participated in the construction of the big shopping centre in Indjija, adding that the consortium’s annual investment fund is around €300 million.
The consortium’s portfolio includes exquisite projects in terms of motorway construction, large shopping centres, airport facilities, multimodal traffic and railway infrastructure throughout the world.
Minister of Transport Milutin Mrkonjic said at a meeting with the consortium’s representatives that he hopes the Serbian and Italian side will soon find a common interest and engage their construction companies in these projects.
State Secretary of Transport Miodrag Poledica and Assistant Minister for European Integration and International Cooperation Mirjana Trifunovic noted that the General Master Plan for Transport in Serbia for the next 15 years envisages an investment of €22 billion in Serbia’s infrastructure.
They informed the Italian delegation about the funds Serbia is to withdraw from credit lines of European and international financial institutions, as well as on the basis of current loan arrangements with its financial partners from China, the Czech Republic, Russia, Azerbaijan and Kuwait.
The representatives of the Italian consortium showed interest in the energy sector and they discussed potential projects with State Secretary of Energy, Development and Environmental Protection Dusan Mrakic, the statement adds.
Source Serbia Gov.
