Delegation of the Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI) headed by its President Mr. Toshiyuki Kosugi, accompanied with his associates from JOI’s Business Development Department, Director General Mr. Tomoyuki Ichijo and Deputy Director Ms. Aki Inomata has visited Embassy of Serbia. Over the fruitful meeting with Ambassador Kovač, President Kosugi presented a transparent interest in re-establishing cooperation with Serbia reminiscing a successful cooperation that JOI developed with SIEPA at the time, ten years ago.

 

President Kosugi stated his familiarity with the general situation in Serbia considering the fact that he was professionally engaged in "Itochu Corporation" during the launch of the Belgrade Public-Private Partnership Project for Waste, why he visited Belgrade (and Vinča) in October 2019.

 

Amb. Kovač thanked the representatives of JOI for recognizing Serbian potentials, consuidering Serbia as a reliable partner with a stimulating business environment. She introduced  the interlocutors with the current economic parameters, the digitalization process and the treatment of foreign, primarily Japanese, investments in Serbia. Amb. Kovac expressed an interest in welcoming the Embassy’s opportunity to mark the 140th anniversary of friendly relations between Serbia and Japan together with JOI through an adequate model of cooperation.