(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 22 SET - After a stopover in Kosovo
yesterday, a US delegation was in Belgrade on Tuesday. The
delegation includes in particular top officials of the
International Finance and Development Corporation (DFC), an
important US fund of development hat has shown strong interest
for the support of infrastructural projects in both Kosovo and
Serbia as well as in the rest of the Balkan area. The mission to
the area was decided on the sidelines of the agreement on the
normalization of economic relations between Belgrade and
Pristina signed on September 4 at the White House with Donald
Trump. During the ceremony in Washington the DFC announced that
it was opening an office in Belgrade. The mission of the US
delegation was led by DFC top official Adam Boehler and the
special US envoy for Kosovo Richard Grenell. Members of the US
delegation also included representatives of the US Export-Import
Bank (Exim) and the US departments for energy and trade. The
governments of Pristina and Belgrade expect much from the
contribution of the DFC in terms of new investments and economic
and financial aid, with the realization of important
infrastructural projects to support small and medium-sized
firms, agriculture, energy and women entrepreneurs. The DFC
office in Belgrade is meant to help the projects. The American
delegation will meet in the afternoon Serbian President
Aleksandar Vucic and Premier Ana Brnabic. Talks are scheduled on
Tuesday and Wednesday with the ministers of finance, transport
and infrastructure and with the top officials of Serbia's
chamber of commerce. (ANSA).
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