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Serbia and US as partners in energy transition, energy infrastructure construction

Belgrade, 9 February 2022

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlovic talked today with outgoing Ambassador of the United States (US) to Serbia Anthony Godfrey about the development of energy infrastructure, regional connections, energy transition and the improvement of cooperation between the two countries in the field of energy and mining.

Mihajlovic and Godfrey agreed that the two countries reaffirm their commitment to enhancing political and economic cooperation, especially in the areas of investment and infrastructure construction.

The Deputy Prime Minister stated that everything that has been done in the past year in the relevant ministry has initiated changes in the field of energy and mining, especially in the part of strengthening Serbia’s energy security and independence.

She voiced hope that cooperation between Serbia and the United States will get improved in the coming period in the field of strengthening and modernisation of energy infrastructure, and joint work is also planned in the process of energy transition and combating climate change.

Mihajlovic underlined that our country is committed to attracting the best world companies, with the most advanced technologies, and added that American companies are welcome.

We have done a lot, but we still have a lot of work to do and I hope we will improve our cooperation. The most important thing in energy and mining is investments, they are our priority. We want to establish cooperation, as we did in the previous ministry, especially when it comes to the Moravian Corridor, Mihajlovic pointed out.

The meeting focused on gas diversification, regional connections and cooperation in the field of strengthening energy security, as well as the overall relations between Serbia and the United States.

Ambassador Godfrey thanked Minister Mihajlovic and her team for the support he had in the implementation of numerous projects and stressed that there are many things they have done and can be proud of, adding that the leadership of the Minister in this area is good and important for the state, regardless of resistance to change.

The United States will continue to strongly support Serbia in the further development of the energy sector and in the process of decarbonisation of the energy mix. The growth of the Serbian economy is the biggest change in the Western Balkans, and the fastest way to further economic growth is through the construction of various energy sources, as well as through joint engagement in strengthening energy infrastructure and partnership in energy transition and combating climate change, Godfrey said.

Mihajlovic presented Ambassador Godfrey with traditional Serbian products made by women as part of the "Employing 1,000 Women in Rural Areas" initiative, jointly implemented by the Ethno Network and the Coordination Body for Gender Equality, which she heads, according to a statement by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Mining and Energy.