During his working visit H.E. Mr. Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of Kosovo and Patron of Vienna Economic Forum, who was also to take part as a high-level guest speaker at the 18th Vienna Economic Forum – Vienna Future Dialogue 2021, held several discussions with VEF Board members and cooperation partners.
With the Member of the Management Board, Parcel & Logistics, Österreichische Post AG and VEF President DI Peter Umundum, and in the presence of the CEO of Österreichische Post DI Dr. Georg Pölzl, Honorary Member of Vienna Economic Forum, in view of the increasing interest of the Österreichische Post AG in Kosovo, next steps for the cooperation were discussed.
At the meeting with Mag. Peter Höfinger, Board member of the Vienna Insurance Group and VEF Cooperation partner, key areas of greatest importance for the further development of the insurance market in Kosovo were discussed.
| During the talks with the COO of Verbund AG and VEF Vice-President Dr. Achim Kaspar the focus was on various topics relating to the energy transition. |
In a concluding conversation between H.E. Prime Minister Albin Kurti and the Secretary General of Vienna Economic Forum, Ambassador Dr. Elena Kirtcheva, the framework for further cooperation between Kosovo and VEF was set. Opportunities for future VEF cooperation partnerships from Kosovo were sighted and concrete plans for a VEF Pristina Meeting in the coming year 2022 were discussed.
As a sign of the excellent cooperation between VEF and Kosovo, represented in Austria by H.E. Ambassador Lulzim Pllana, Member of the VEF Ambassadors Committee, the Secretary General of Vienna Economic Forum, Ambassador Dr. Elena Kirtcheva, on behalf of the VEF Board, awarded H.E. Prime Minister Albin Kurti with the “Decoration of Honor of Vienna Economic Forum”.
