“Culinaria" opens in Belgrade

U.S. Ambassador Mary Warlick, together with the Minister of agriculture, forestry and water management Sasa Dragin, German Ambassador Wolfram Mass and VicePresident of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce Stevan Jevtic, officially opened today in Belgrade the first specialized fine food and beverages fair in southeast Europe.
Titled “CULINARIA”, the Belgrade food trade show is held at the BelExpo Center and will be open until Saturday, September 25^th. "We get to know people by knowing the kind of food they eat, and we can be proud of the culinarian specialties and products presented today”, said Minister Dragin.

Ambassador Warlick emphasized that the USA assisted over 120 Serbian agribusinesses to prepare for and exhibit at 22 international food fairs and contract sales of approx. 90 million dollars.
Warlick stated that Culinaria is a good opportunity for foreign buyers to come to Serbia and noted that every dollar invested in the organization of a trade show - makes three dollars for the city where the fair is held. German Ambassador Wolfram Maas stated that his country supports overall Serbian efforts on its path to the European Union, while agriculture is an important segment of the Serbian economy.
"CULINARIA" is organized by the BelExpo company, and supported by the USAID Agribusiness project, Ministry of agriculture, Serbian Chamber of Commerce, Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) and German technical cooperation organization (GTZ).

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