UAE: New Serbian cultural centre opens in Mall of the Emirates

UAE: New Serbian cultural centre opens in Mall of the Emirates

The centre will provide language classes, information and support for those in need, as well as opportunities for business networking and collaboration

Published: Thu 23 Feb 2023, 4:14 PM

A Serbian Cultural Centre has been inaugurated in the UAE as a step towards strengthening Emirati-Serbian relations.

The Serbian Cultural Centre “Taraba” has been opened at the Mall of the Emirates Theatre.

The recent inauguration saw the presence of top officials from the UAE as well as a number of Serbian businessmen.

Apart from serving as a cultural hub, the center will also provide essential services to the Serbian and Ex Yu community in Dubai. This includes language classes, information and support for those in need, and opportunities for business networking and collaboration.

Yasser Al Gergawi, Chairman of Dubai National Theatre, referred to the importance of culture for rapprochement between people.

He said, “The mutual extension of knowledge and the historical handshake between peoples and generations, and the opening of the Serbian Cultural Centre in Dubai is only evidence of this beautiful tolerance, as it opens the Emirati and Serbian cultures to each other on the one hand, and to the rest of the cultures present on the land of the Emirates on the other hand.”

He added, "We