Belgrade, Moscow sign MoU for 2026-2029

BELGRADE - Belgrade City Assembly President Nikola Nikodijevic and City of Moscow Government Minister Sergei Cheryomin, who also heads Moscow's Department for External Economic and International Relations, signed on Monday in Belgrade a MoU between Belgrade and Moscow for 2026-2029.

Nikodijevic said the goal of the agreement was to enable experience-sharing and continued cooperation between the two capitals in transport, education, sports and culture.

He noted that the MoU would serve as a gateway to Russia for many Serbian businesses as well as create opportunities for new Russian investments in Belgrade and Serbia.

Nikodijevic added that, symbolically, the agreement had been signed on the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from Nazi occupation in WWII and that the Yugoslav People's Liberation Army and the Soviet Red Army had together liberated the Serbian capital.

"Based on this agreement, a large number of our institutions will sign agreements with their equivalents in Moscow. A large number of universities are cooperating with Moscow institutes. A large number of our sports clubs have exceptional cooperation and host events with Russian clubs. It is significant for us that a large city like Moscow, one of Europe's largest cities, wants to have close cooperation with Belgrade," Nikodijevic said.

He also said he was pleased the Belgraders' response to the Moscow Days in Belgrade event was great and added that the city would continue to support similar events and festivities, including Belgrade Days in Moscow.