Belgrade, Serbia. Cyprus and Serbia have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation in tourism in the coming months, with Cyprus set to participate as the honoured country at the Sajam Turizma 2026 tourism exhibition in Belgrade for the first time.
Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis said the memorandum will be signed in Cyprus in the presence of Serbia’s Tourism Minister Husein Memic.
Memorandum and honoured country participation
Koumis said the two sides agreed on the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of tourism, which will be signed in Cyprus in the coming months in the presence of Memic.
According to an announcement by the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, Cyprus’ participation as the honoured country was agreed between President Nikos Christodoulides and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic during the Cypriot president’s visit to Belgrade last April.
Koumis said the Belgrade tourism exhibition is a reference point for the Serbian public and tourism sector operators in the Balkan countries. He added that Cyprus had the honour of being the honoured country at the exhibition, noting that this had been agreed between the presidents of the two countries.
Meetings and discussions in Belgrade
Koumis said the Serbian government expressed a strong willingness to build closer cooperation in tourism. He said the issue was discussed with Memic, and that he also discussed sports tourism with Sports Minister Zoran Gajic.
The exhibition opened on February 19, 2026, with an official inauguration carried out jointly by Serbian Prime Minister Djuro Macut and Koumis, in the presence of Memic and other officials.
During his stay in Belgrade, Koumis held contacts at political and technocratic level with Serbian officials, tourism bodies, representatives of Air Serbia and tour operators, and gave interviews to Serbian media.
He was accompanied by Cyprus’ Ambassador to Belgrade Andreas Fotiou and officials from the Deputy Ministry.
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