Italian Ambassador to Serbia,
Luca Gori, hosted the launch event for the new intermodal
corridor between Italy and Serbia, "Ausava," last night at his
residence in Belgrade.
The conference, titled "Intermodal Corridors Italy - Serbia:
Networks and Services to Support Businesses," was organized in
collaboration with the Italian logistics company Alpe Adria Spa.
"Ausava" connects Cervignano del Friuli and Belgrade and will
enhance trade exchanges between Italy and Serbia, also involving
the port of Trieste. During the presentation, a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) was signed between Alpe Adria SpA and the
Batajnica Interport (in the northern area of Belgrade), the new
terminal built in the Serbian capital to facilitate the
transport of goods using intermodal transport units.
The Ambassador opened the event by reading a greeting message
sent by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, followed
by speeches from the Minister of Economy, Adriana Mesarovic, and
the Friuli Venezia Giulia Infrastructure Councilor, Cristina
Amirante. The Minister of Infrastructure, Goran Vesic, was also
attending the event.
During the conference, Antonio Gurrieri, CEO of Alpe Adria,
outlined the "Ausava" intermodal corridor project. This was
followed by analyses on the strategic importance of such
infrastructure for the Balkans by Alessandro Panaro, Head of the
Maritime and Energy Department, SRM (Intesa Sanpaolo Group), and
Marco Di Liddo, Director of CeSI - Center for International
Studies.
"The Italy-Serbia intermodal corridor is an extraordinarily
significant project for further strengthening economic relations
between Italy and Serbia. This initiative originated from the
Belgrade Business Forum in March 2023 and continued after the
Economic Forum hosted in Trieste last May," said Ambassador
Gori. "This corridor," he continued, "will enable faster, more
efficient, and greener transport of goods, supporting the
environment and our businesses."
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
