Radović to the Government: More entrepreneurs interested in taking over Aerodrome instead of the South Koreans

The owner and president of the Board of Directors of the company "Zetagradnja", Blagota Radović, told the Government that he, along with several other entrepreneurs, is interested in taking over the modernization of the Airport of Montenegro (ACG) - and that their offer would rival the one submitted in the tender by the South Korean company "Incheon International Airport Corporation".

He made this announcement during the fourth International Conference "Financial Markets of Montenegro", at the panel "Born in a small country, successful in a big market".

Radović also mentioned that he discussed the idea with the majority owner of the company "Voli", Dragan Bokan, who, he says, supported it.

"I have a message for the Government. There are seven or eight of us who have serious capital. We accept everything that the South Koreans have offered in advance. We accept everything that they have asked of the South Koreans and we will not take money out of the country, but rather invest in this country. This is our country and patriotism is not measured by who will sing louder and beat their chests. Patriotism is measured by who will pay taxes," Radović emphasized, according to Mediabiro.

The tender for the ACG concession was announced back in 2019, and the South Koreans and the Luxembourg-American company "Corporación América Airports" (CAAP) were at the finish line. The government then proposed to the Parliament to grant the concession to the first-ranked "Incheon" for 30 years.

The Government of Montenegro subsequently announced in mid-July this year that they had received an official letter from the South Koreans, stating that the group was withdrawing from further participation in the procedure for granting the concession for Airports of Montenegro.