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South Africa considers suspension of visas for Serbia-Montenegrin citizens
Belgrade,
11 May 2005
The Serbian Ministry of Diaspora announced that during his meeting today with ministry representatives, South African Ambassador to Athens Jannie Momberg stated that the Republic of South Africa was considering opening an embassy in Belgrade, and suspending visa requirements for Serbia-Montenegrin citizens.
Momberg assessed that a visit from Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica and Serbia-Montenegrin Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic to South Africa would contribute to better political relations of the two countries as well as improvement of economic cooperation, which is currently underdeveloped.
According to him, South Africa is encouraging its business community to invest in Serbia-Montenegro, especially those interested in exploitation of coal waste from Serbian mines and the construction of a bottled water plant.
Ministry representatives confirmed that investors from this country would visit Bor and Majdanpek in the following days, and that businesspeople of Serbian origin from South Africa invested funds in recent years in the construction of a sports centre in Ada Ciganlija, as well as a factory for all-terrain vehicles in the Trstenik municipality.
They underlined that nearly 20,000 people of Serbian origin live in South Africa and that they are interested in establishing new companies in this country and participating in the privatisation of existing companies. The Ministry of Finance has agreed to support the publication of the ‘Svetosavsko Ognjiste’, the only magazine in Serbian in Africa published by the Sveti Toma church municipality in Johannesburg.
According to him, South Africa is encouraging its business community to invest in Serbia-Montenegro, especially those interested in exploitation of coal waste from Serbian mines and the construction of a bottled water plant.
Ministry representatives confirmed that investors from this country would visit Bor and Majdanpek in the following days, and that businesspeople of Serbian origin from South Africa invested funds in recent years in the construction of a sports centre in Ada Ciganlija, as well as a factory for all-terrain vehicles in the Trstenik municipality.
They underlined that nearly 20,000 people of Serbian origin live in South Africa and that they are interested in establishing new companies in this country and participating in the privatisation of existing companies. The Ministry of Finance has agreed to support the publication of the ‘Svetosavsko Ognjiste’, the only magazine in Serbian in Africa published by the Sveti Toma church municipality in Johannesburg.
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