Ibrahimovic: Vucic's visit to UAE is very significant, Serbia showed solidarity

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Photo: UAE PRESIDENTIAL COURT

Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia Ibro Ibrahimovic assessed today that the visit of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, to the United Arab Emirates is very important because in this way Serbia shows solidarity with the countries of the Middle East in a time of crisis, and added that Serbia will be in a better position compared to other countries and will be able to count on energy cooperation with the UAE, which is one of the hubs of global energy.

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Ibrahimovic told Tanjug that it is important for Serbia to continue building a network of allies as it has done in previous years, and added that Serbia's good relations with Hungary, the UAE, Russia, the US, and China show that the country is conducting a serious policy.

He added that, although major geopolitical entities exert serious political pressure, Serbia still withstands that, building a good network of allies and proving to be a good, strategically important partner.

According to him, the future will depend on how many good allies one has and how much a country is able to secure a stable energy market via those allies.

"When there is a global crisis, it's extremely important how many allies and what kind of allies you have. The friendships that are created through that personal relationship between President Vucic and Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan are very important, I think that the president has shown solidarity at this moment, which is very important. We also have experiences from 1999 (NATO bombing of Serbia) and we know how important it is to have an ally in such moments, who stands by you, if only rhetorically," Ibrahimovic said.

He also assessed that during the visit and meeting with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President Vucic also discussed the participation of the UAE oil company ADNOC in the process of buying Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS), and that President Vucic, as always, will inform the public about what happened in those discussions and what is beneficial about those meetings.

Ibrahimovic pointed out that the numerous meetings that President Vucic has had with leaders and other important people show to what degree Vucic thinks strategically and about how important it is for Serbia to, in the coming period, have stable partners that ensure peace and stability, as well as economic development.

Asked how such unannounced diplomatic visits can contribute to strengthening trust and stability in international relations, Ibrahimovic said that when a small country and economy like Serbia shows solidarity and when the president of that country goes to a country that is under attack in wartime, it shows a high level of mutual relations, and that Serbia stands with the UAE.

"In the long run, it's a relationship of trust that is built and which is not easy to destroy afterwards. We live in a world where alliances are extremely important. Energy is something that will be a challenge in the coming years, with partners like the UAE it's much easier to overcome such challenges. Europe is completely isolated in terms of energy, problems that appear in one geographical area reflect on the whole world, and the consequences of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz are catastrophic," Ibrahimovic concluded.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)