Momirovic: New era in Serbia-Uganda relations

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Internal and External Trade Tomislav Momirovic said on Monday Serbia continued to build economic relations with Uganda based on strong friendship dating back from the time of the Non-Aligned Movement and that Sunday's signing of MoUs between the two countries marked a new era in bilateral relations.

Momirovic was speaking at a Uganda-Balkans summit in Belgrade.

"Serbia is proud of its history of good relations with Uganda, and the visit by the president of Uganda, as well as today's business conference, are an extremely important continuation of friendship and cooperation between our two friendly countries," he said.

He said more than 100 Ugandan businesspeople had come to Serbia to showcase their products.

Momirovic said that, during a visit to East Africa, he had had the great honour of meeting with the president, the PM and government ministers of Uganda in its capital, Kampala.

"Today's conference is another opportunity to develop and advance our trade relations further," Momirovic said.

Echoing a statement by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that Africa was "Serbia's strategic partner for the future", Momirovic noted that Uganda occupied a special place in that cooperation.

"Uganda is a state with a strong political and economic capacity in Africa and, above all, we can see that when we talk about growing trade and a growing economy," Momirovic said.