"Expo: Russia - Serbia" opens in Belgrade

The fourth "Expo: Russia - Serbia" event opened in Belgrade on Wednesday, along with the 4th Belgrade Business Forum.

Doing the honors were Serbian First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, and Russian First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Gleb Nikitin.

The officials urged businesspeople in both countries to make more use of the opportunities provided by the Serbia-Russia free trade agreement.

In his address, Dacic said that the Serbian government was "committed to the development of economic relations with the Russian Federation" and noted there were "significant opportunities to strengthen cooperation in this field."

"I would particularly like to highlight the interest of the Republic of Serbia in further development of overall relations with the Russian Federation, on the basis of strategic partnership and commitment of both sides for its...