Belgrade, Oct 16, 2007 – Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic will lead a state delegation to the annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, scheduled for October 19-22.
The Serbian delegation will meet with heads of both organisations and discuss advancement in cooperation and opportunities for new projects. Apart from the Deputy Prime Minister, the delegation will include Minister of Finance Mirko Cvetkovic, Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic and Governor of the National Bank of Serbia Radovan Jelasic.
During the stay in Washington, the delegation will hold several bilateral meetings with representatives of US administration and finance ministers of the Group of Eight.
On October 17 in New York, before leaving for Washington, Djelic will meet with New York Stock Exchange General Director John Thain and representatives of leading investment banks and funds to discuss investment possibilities in Serbia and the development of the capital market.
On October 18, Djelic and Minister for Diaspora Milica Cubrilo will go to Boston where they will hold a meeting with representatives of the academic community, Harvard University, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Susan Hockfield and the Serbian diaspora.
The aim of these meetings is to ensure favourable conditions at universities for the most talented Serbian students and to intensify the integration of the Serbian diaspora in Serbia’s development projects.
As part of his visit to the US, Djelic will host a working breakfast on October 22 in Washington for representatives of the leading US media.
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