Mayors of Zagreb, Belgrade, and Sarajevo Plan to Strengthen Cooperation Among the Three Capitals

The mayors of Zagreb, Sarajevo, and Belgrade agreed on Friday to strengthen cooperation among the three cities, including the development of a unified tourist offer that would highlight the potentials of each of these areas.

At a meeting in Sarajevo, Milan Bandić, Abdulah Skaka, and Zoran Radojičić agreed that cooperation among the capitals of the three countries in the region is a desire and need of each of these areas that now requires a response through concrete projects.

– People expect us to be more together and to cooperate so that through this cooperation they can start living better, said Bandić to reporters after the meeting with his colleagues from Sarajevo and Belgrade.

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Bandić boasted about the fact that in the past nineteen years as mayor, he has turned Zagreb into what he described as a true European metropolis, and he is ready to share all the experiences he has gained with the mayors of Sarajevo and Belgrade.

He reminded that cooperation with Sarajevo has been functioning for years, and now is the time for Zagreb and Belgrade to agree on ‘something concrete’.

– I am not afraid of that. People in Zagreb and Belgrade want it, said Bandić.

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Belgrade’s mayor Radojičić praised Bandić for the energy with which he has managed Zagreb for 19 years and expects to be able to use some of that experience in Belgrade.

– The cooperation of our cities is important for our countries and for our peoples, said Radojičić, adding that this directly supports peace and stability in the region.

Sarajevo’s mayor Skaka stated that there is a concrete plan for the three cities to enter the tourist market with a unified offer. This would open up the possibility for tourists already coming to the region to have a longer and more meaningful stay, said Skaka.