TEL AVIV (Israel), June 10, 2024 – ‘’We expect the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation from Tel Aviv to participate at the EXPO 2027 exhibition in Belgrade. The discussions we had with the Peres Center leadership give us reasons to believe this will be the case. Such participation would be of a significance for Serbia, an important initiative for deepening cooperation between Serbia and Israel through promotion of peace and youth cooperation,” said Zoran Korać, IPESE founder.
After visiting the Peres Center headquarters in Jaffa, Korać pointed out that the Peres Center participation at the EXPO 2027 exhibition would be “a great thing for the Balkans”. “Having such innovations and startups in Belgrade will be inspirational, not only for the Balkans, not only for Serbia, but for the Europe. It will inspire many of our young people to follow that path and learn as much as possible. Further improving education and enhancing economic development are the essence of peace and stability in the Western Balkans region,” said Korać.
He indicated that in the upcoming period, through discussions with political and business world in Israel, the format of the Peres Center’s participation in the EXPO 2027 in Belgrade, will be defined.
During the conversation with Yona Bartal, founder and executive director of the Friend Association of the Peres Center, it was agreed that the two countries (Serbia and Israel) have strong friendly ties to be further strengthened through the cooperation of young people in innovation and entrepreneurial initiatives.
“We are open for cooperation, and we want to exchange experiences and knowledge with our Serbian friends,” said Bartal and added that the vision of Shimon Peres was for the Center to promote peace in the region through cooperation and joint youth programs in innovation, sports and art.
IPESE delegation visited the photo exhibition of the famous Israeli war photojournalist Ziv Koren “October 7th’’ placed at the Peres Center and dedicated to the victims of the Hamas terrorist attack on kibbutzim in the south of Israel, causing the launch of Israel’s military operation against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
The Peres Center for Innovation and Peace is a Jaffa-based non-profit and non-governmental organization founded in 1996 by the State of Israel’s 9th President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shimon Peres. The aim of the Center is to spread Peres’ vision of people in the Middle East working together to build peace through cooperation in innovation, economics and social activism.
