Vucic: Good trilateral Serbia-Hungary-UAE meeting, good results

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday after meeting with Hungarian PM Viktor Orban and the UAE presidential envoy, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, he believed the meeting and its results were good.

At a press conference with Orban, Vucic said the trilateral meeting had addressed all strategic issues and that they had adopted a conclusion on setting up logistics teams.

"Our two countries (Serbia and Hungary) have no sea ports and we are dependent on Constanta, Thessaloniki and Piraeus, and we must find new solutions for imports and exports of our goods, water and food security, energy security and an analysis of workforce availability for all profiles, especially crafts. We discussed the possibility of setting up a joint company for livestock farming, especially sheep and cattle farming. We need development of agricultural infrastructure, our irrigation systems coverage is at just 5.6 pct," Vucic said.

He said geopolitical affairs had been discussed as well and that he had conveyed to Orban and Al Nahyan the developments in the region.

"It was important to discuss the future of all of us in Europe and the world. We discussed topics including our EU path, the BRICS initiative and ways to improve our investment environment," Vucic said.

He said he would also have a bilateral meeting with Orban, whom he thanked for supporting Serbia, adding that he believed the close cooperation with Hungary would be continued in the future.