The Minister of Defense of Serbia, Bratislav Gašić, signed the contract for the procurement of multi-purpose fighter planes "Rafal" with the executive director of the French company Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, this evening in Belgrade.
The contract for the procurement of Rafal aircraft and accompanying goods and services was signed as part of the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Serbia, after his meeting with President Aleksandar Vučić.
Gašić and Trapije exchanged signed documents at a solemn ceremony, in the presence of Vučić and Macron.
The focus of Macron's visit to Serbia was precisely the procurement of French Rafale aircraft, which the French president's cabinet described as part of a broader strategy of "bringing Serbia closer to the European Union."
Tonight, the representatives of Serbia and France exchanged 11 more signed documents.
The letter of engagement for the assessment of the potential for the development of the civilian nuclear program in Serbia as part of the Memorandum of Understanding between the French power company EDF and the Serbian government was exchanged by the Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović and the CEO of EDF Group Gzavije Irsa.
The statement of intentions between the government of Serbia and the inter-ministerial delegate for the strategic supply of ores and metals of France on partnership and cooperation in the field of research and exploitation of critical and strategic mineral raw materials was exchanged by Minister Đedović Handanović and the inter-ministerial delegate for the procurement of strategic metals and minerals Benžamen Galzo.
The agreement of interest between the Serbian government, the SUEZ group and the Vansi company in relation to the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment plant in Veliko Selo was exchanged by the Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesić and the Deputy President and General Director of SUEZ Sabrina Susan.
Prime Minister of Serbia Miloš Vučević and Director General of the French Development Agency AFD Remi Riju exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Serbia and the French Development Agency AFD regarding mutual cooperation.
Annex 2 of the Agreement between the Government of Serbia and the Government of France on cooperation in the field of implementation of priority projects in Serbia was exchanged by Minister of Finance Siniša Mali and Ambassador of France in Belgrade Pierre Koshar.
The Minister of Environmental Protection of Serbia, Irena Vujović, and the Vice-President of the Regional Center for Waste Management of the Paris Region, Pascal Pelin, exchanged a tripartite partnership agreement under the auspices of the Fund for Technical Expertise and the Transfer of Experience between the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Serbia, the French Development Agency and the Regional Center for Management waste of the Paris region.
Serbian Minister of Agriculture Aleksandar Martinović and French Ambassador Košar exchanged a statement of intentions on cooperation in the agricultural and food sector between the relevant ministers of Serbia and France.
The letter of intent regarding the cooperation of the Ministry of Health of Serbia with Bouygues Batiment International in the field of development of the Regional Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia was exchanged by the Minister of Health Zlatibor Lončar and the director of Bouygues Batiment International Roberto Real.
The statement of intentions between the Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of Serbia and the Minister of Higher Education and Research and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty of France regarding cooperation in the field of science, research and innovation was exchanged by the Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation Jelena Begović and Ambassador Košar .
The statement of intentions between the Minister of Tourism and Youth of Serbia and the ministerial delegate in front of the Ministry of Economy, Finance, Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for the affairs of the economy, tourism and consumers of France on cooperation in the field of tourism was signed by the Minister of Tourism and Youth Husein Memic and Ambassador Košar.
The contract on the credit arrangement between the Joint Stock Company Elektromreže Srbije Belgrade and the French Development Agency was exchanged by EMS Director Jelena Matejić and AFD General Director Remi Riju.
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