Expo-Russia Serbia 2016 opened in Belgrade

Expo-Russia Serbia 2016 opened in Belgrade

"It is necessary to do everything so that business can adapt to the new conditions, and to increase trade," said Chepurin at the opening of the Expo-Russia Serbia 2016 in Belgrade on Wednesday, adding that this is expected to happen in 2016.

He said that Serbia's exports to Russia can include food products, auto parts, construction, and added that representatives of Russia's largest automotive industry companies will visit Serbia on March 24.

Vice President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce Miroslav Miletic said that Serbia and Russia have an interest to jointly export to third markets.

He said the companies exhibiting during the Expo Russia Serbia come from the fields of energy, machine building, mining, the chemical industry, construction, and transport, and that this speaks about the potential of the two countries' economies.

Zlatiborac General Director Dusan Knezevic told Beta agency that thus company has been exporting food products to Russia since 2012, and that Zlatiborac Trade was opened in Moscow two months ago, as a way to "directly approach the Russian consumer."

"The Russian consumer is demanding, modern and well-informed," said Knezevic.

The aim of opening the company in Moscow is to create a better continuity of supply to the Russian market, he added, noting that oscillation of the exchange rate of the ruble was "the biggest problem."

"We expect that we will overcome the problems and be placing, longterm, our products in the Russian market," he said.

The Russian-Serbian economic exhibition that opened in Belgrade on Wednesday is aimed at strengthening trade relations and economic cooperation between the two countries. Bilateral meetings between Serbian and Russian businesspeople will also be held as part of the event, along with panel discussions about the ways to strengthen economic cooperation.

The organizer is Zarubezh-Expo, under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, with the support of Russian ministries, institutions and business associations.

The exhibition runs until March 18. Russian representatives announced the participation of more than 100 companies from the field of energy, transport, air and rail transport, construction, agriculture, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and tourism.