Vucic receives president of Italy's Lombardy region

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received the president of Italy's Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, on Tuesday to discuss topics that included opportunities for large new investments in Serbia.

"There was a multitude of topics, not only because Serbia is Lombardy's largest external trade partner in the Western Balkans but also because of the many opportunities for large new investments that are opening up in our country," Vucic wrote in a post on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram account, noting that the discussion had been very cordial and substantial, covering all important matters of bilateral and economic cooperation.

Vucic said he was especially pleased a Serbia-Italy innovation forum was being held in Belgrade with a view to expanding cooperation in the high-tech sector, in which he noted Serbia was making strong progress.

He added that the meeting had also addressed experience-sharing in infrastructure, development of research centres and universities, as well as new projects of mutual interest that Italian investors might be interested in and that would create many jobs in Serbia.

Vucic and Fontana took the opportunity to discuss football and which of their countries had tougher opponents in the EURO 2024 group stage.