The newly appointed head of the JICA Balkans Office based in Belgrade, Masahiro Ueki, visited the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Tokyo, ahead of assuming his duties. During the meeting, Ambassador Aleksandra Kovač emphasized the importance of continuation of engagement with the current JICA projects in Serbia, bearing in mind that numerous projects were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She expressed the expectation that JICA will act in the direction of continuing to provide support to Serbia in the field of environmental protection, transport and market-oriented economic reform. The readiness for close cooperation and exchange of information with the Embassy was confirmed.