Vucic: At EXPO 2027, we will present platform with innovative solutions for cities

BAKU - Addressing the 13th World Urban Forum in Baku, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that a platform with creative and innovative solutions to problems faced by cities around the world would be presented at the specialised EXPO 2027 in Belgrade, to be held under the theme of Play for Humanity - Sport and Music for All.

"Belgrade will provide an exceptional platform for more than 140 countries of the world to present to the world their creative and innovative solutions through music and sports. At the same time, we are proud of the fact that EXPO 2027 in Belgrade will provide an opportunity to showcase concrete innovative solutions that can help ease urban traffic congestion, advance sustainable mobility and improve the quality of life of citizens, including new generations of electric aircraft and smart transport systems. I look, dear friends, forward to seeing you at EXPO 2027 in Belgrade, and once again, many thanks for your beautiful reception and great hospitality," Vucic said in the address.

Cities are increasingly becoming hubs of economic growth, production, innovation, education, learning, digitalisation and artificial intelligence, he said.

Vucic noted that, without cities and urban areas, the world on our planet would be unimaginable but that, at the same time, cities reflected globalisation and faced numerous problems that existed in today's civilisation.

Increasingly frequently, cities face the problems of overpopulation, inadequate housing and uncontrolled pollution, he said.