Djuric opens Serbian-American Economic Forum in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - Serbian Ambassador to the US Marko Djuric opened the Serbian-American Economic Forum, held in Las Vegas for the first time.

Serbia sees great potential for boosting its ties with business circles in the US state of Nevada - the host of the forum - and welcomes with open arms all partners when it comes to carrying out successful future undertakings, Djuric said in a keynote speech on Monday.

He said Serbia was now a country of wonderful stories of comprehensive progress, dynamic development and healthy ambitions.

From a GDP that doubled in just a few years and from attracting the bulk of investments in the region, leading-edge factories, high-speed trains, a new highway network, free trade and an increase in the number of Air Serbia flights to the West and the East and growth of living standards to the golden goal of Expo 2027, which we are proud to host and for which preparations are well underway, Djuric added.

He said Serbia-US economic cooperation was especially important and that the participants of the forum themselves reflected a positive contribution to further development of business and economic ties, the Serbian embassy in Washington said.