Vucic receives farewell visit from UAE ambassador

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received a farewell visit from UAE Ambassador to Belgrade Mubarak Al Dhaheri on Monday, thanking him for making an immeasurable contribution to a strong upward trajectory of overall Serbia-UAE relations through his vast diplomatic experience and personal commitment.

Recapping the results of the bilateral cooperation, Vucic noted that successful implementation of every joint project, including the Belgrade Waterfront, had at the same time become a unique symbol of not only Serbia's progress but also of a strengthening of its strategic partnership with the UAE as one of the most successful and most respectable countries in the world, the presidential press office said in a statement.

Vucic expressed special gratitude to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, a sincere friend of Serbia, for his personal engagement on strengthening the Serbia-UAE partnership, as well as for his great commitment to numerous future projects of capital significance to Serbia that will further contribute to Serbia's economic rise.

The parties agreed that intensive contacts between top officials of the two countries would be continued after the arrival of a new UAE ambassador and that cooperation in all areas - in particular in infrastructure, agriculture, the pharmaceuticals industry, tourism and the ICT sector - would be stepped up.

Al Dhaheri thanked Vucic and the Serbian government for the support provided to him during his tenure in Belgrade, and noted that Serbia had been his second home and that he had the most beautiful memories from Belgrade.