• Thursday, 04 July 2024

Belgrade's Open Balkan Summit and Fair: Strengthening of food, culture and civil protection cooperation 

Belgrade's Open Balkan Summit and Fair: Strengthening of food, culture and civil protection cooperation 
Skopje, 31 August 2022 (MIA) – Three documents on cooperation in the area of food, cinematography and civil protection, will be signed at the upcoming summit in Belgrade, which is set to take place as part of the ‘Wine Vision by Open Balkan’ fair in Belgrade. The summit will be attended by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, North Macedonia's Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski, and the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama. Government spokesperson Dushko Arsovski said Wednesday that reports for completed negotiations for all three documents were adopted at Tuesday’s Government session, the texts of the documents were also confirmed at the session and will be finalized during the summit in Belgrade. “Under the auspices of the governments of Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania, from September 1-4, the first international wine, food and tourism fair ‘Wine Vision by Open Balkan’ will be held in Belgrade as part of the Open Balkan Initiative. The fair will also include a political segment, represented by the summit of the leaders of the Open Balkan countries, as well as panel discussions. The agreement on cooperation in the field of food security mechanisms in Western Balkans will be signed at the summit, as well as a memorandum of understanding and cooperation in the field of cinematography and audiovisual activities, and an operative plan in the field of civil protection,” said Arsovski. North Macedonia will be represented by 42 wineries at the fair, as well as three distilleries and a dozen of food producers offering a taste of our domestic authentic cuisine. A Macedonian evening will be organized as well, hosted by Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski, at which the Macedonian economy will be presented through wine, food, music and tourism. “Participating in the fair is important for our economy as it means securing greater export and new markets for Macedonian food and wine, as well as the promotion of tourist capacities and attracting new guests from the region and beyond,” said Arsovski. ad/ba/