The Serbian Business Council in the UAE has been inaugurated in Abu Dhabi. The Serbian Business Council in the UAE is a new established Business Council in the United Arab Emirates supported by the Embassy of Serbia in the UAE in order to create and improve business opportunities and investments between the Republic of Serbia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Serbian Business Council is the official representative of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce in the UAE.
The opening ceremony was attended by more than 150 persons, dignitaries and society guests from United Arab Emirates and Serbia.
The opening started with a promotional video of the Tourist Organisation of Serbia: ‘Serbia One journey million impressions.’
Guests were welcomed by Mirjana Radenovi Ratkovic, Manager of the Serbian Business Council and Ognjen Sudum, Chairman of the Serbian Business Council.
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Ognjen Sudum said: “Through our activities we will bring back relations between our two countries to the level of the late 70’s and 80’s when UAE and Serbia were both part of non aligned movement and this was when a lot of Serbian companies were participating in early development of the UAE.”
During the evening, Milos Perisic, Chargé d’Affaires of the Serbian Embassy in the UAE, has awarded acknowledgments to donors who helped Serbia with significant donations during and after the floods that have befallen Serbia in the previous period.
After the UAE visit of Zeljko Serti, President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce in May 2014, an UAE delegation visited back Serbia.
About positive experience and great potential for co-operation between Serbia and UAE, Al Nuaimi, Assistant Secretary General, Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce, the organiser of the UAE delegation said: “We saw a great potential for co-operation.”
“We were very surprised about what we saw in Serbia. It is a very beautiful and safe country with very hospitable people.”
The Serbian Business Council platinum sponsor, Etihad Airways, has awarded one new SBC member with a free ticket to any Etihad destinations.
The Silver sponsor, Le Méridien Hotel Abu Dhabi and Rolling Pin Bakery from Dubai, also awarded attendees with very valuable prizes.
The Event was closed by one more promotional video of Tourist Organisation of Serbia “Soul Food Serbia”.
The Serbian Business Council UAE is located in the Serbian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
Source The Gulf Today
