Montenegro's key coastal road starts revamp by Chinese company

STORY: Montenegro's key coastal road starts revamp by Chinese company DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: TIVAT, Montenegro CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the revamp of a 16-km section of the main road in Montenegro 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Montenegrin): DRITAN ABAZOVIC, Prime Minister of Montenegro 3. various of the current road 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FAN KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Montenegro STORYLINE: The revamp of a 16-km section of the main road along the coast of Montenegro's city of Tivat kicked off on Friday. This is the second major project under the country's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation with China. SOUNDBITE 1 (Montenegrin): DRITAN ABAZOVIC, Prime Minister of Montenegro "I hope that in two years from now we will be able to witness the opening of a 16-km boulevard that will significantly improve the transport along this section. The Tivat-Jaz road really represents a great problem." According to the government's press release, the reconstruction of the country

Montenegro's key coastal road starts revamp by Chinese company

STORY: Montenegro's key coastal road starts revamp by Chinese company DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: TIVAT, Montenegro CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the revamp of a 16-km section of the main road in Montenegro 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Montenegrin): DRITAN ABAZOVIC, Prime Minister of Montenegro 3. various of the current road 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FAN KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Montenegro STORYLINE: The revamp of a 16-km section of the main road along the coast of Montenegro's city of Tivat kicked off on Friday. This is the second major project under the country's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation with China. SOUNDBITE 1 (Montenegrin): DRITAN ABAZOVIC, Prime Minister of Montenegro "I hope that in two years from now we will be able to witness the opening of a 16-km boulevard that will significantly improve the transport along this section. The Tivat-Jaz road really represents a great problem." According to the government's press release, the reconstruction of the country

MONTENEGRO-TIVAT-CHINESE COMPANY-REVAMP-KEY COASTAL ROAD

MONTENEGRO-TIVAT-CHINESE COMPANY-REVAMP-KEY COASTAL ROAD

(230811) -- TIVAT, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Montenegro's Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic (1st L) attends the groundbreaking ceremony of the revamp of a 16-km section of the main road along the coast in Tivat, Montenegro, Aug. 11, 2023. The revamp of a 16-km section of the main road along the coast of Montenegro's city of Tivat kicked off on Friday. This is the second major project under the country's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation with China. (Xinhua/Shi Zhongyu)

MONTENEGRO-TIVAT-CHINESE COMPANY-REVAMP-KEY COASTAL ROAD

MONTENEGRO-TIVAT-CHINESE COMPANY-REVAMP-KEY COASTAL ROAD

(230811) -- TIVAT, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Montenegro's Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony of the revamp of a 16-km section of the main road along the coast in Tivat, Montenegro, Aug. 11, 2023. The revamp of a 16-km section of the main road along the coast of Montenegro's city of Tivat kicked off on Friday. This is the second major project under the country's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation with China. (Xinhua/Shi Zhongyu)

MONTENEGRO-PODGORICA-CHINA-HIGHWAY-OPEN

MONTENEGRO-PODGORICA-CHINA-HIGHWAY-OPEN

(220714) -- PODGORICA, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic addresses the opening ceremony of the Chinese-built highway section in Podgorica, Montenegro on July 13, 2022. The 41-km priority Smokovac-Matesevo section of Montenegro's Bar-Boljare Highway built by a Chinese company was opened Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Montenegro opens 1st Chinese-built highway section" (Xinhua/Shi Zhongyu)

MONTENEGRO-PODGORICA-CHINA-HIGHWAY-OPEN

MONTENEGRO-PODGORICA-CHINA-HIGHWAY-OPEN

(220714) -- PODGORICA, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic, Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic, Deputy Prime Minister Ervin Ibrahimovic, and Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Montenegro Hua Yafang (L to R front) attend the opening ceremony of the Chinese-built highway section in Podgorica, Montenegro on July 13, 2022. The 41-km priority Smokovac-Matesevo section of Montenegro's Bar-Boljare Highway built by a Chinese company was opened Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Montenegro opens 1st Chinese-built highway section" (Xinhua/Shi Zhongyu)

Montenegro opens Chinese-built highway section on Statehood Day

STORY: Montenegro opens Chinese-built highway section on Statehood Day DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Podgorica CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Montenegrin): DRITAN ABAZOVIC, Prime Minister 3. various of the highway 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Montenegrin): ERVIN IBRAHIMOVIC, Deputy Prime Minister STORYLINE: A Chinese-built highway section opened in Montenegro Wednesday, the country's Statehood Day. The opening ceremony was held along with the Statehood Day celebration with a firework near the capital of Podgorica. High-level state officials and hundreds of spectators attended the ceremony. SOUNDBITE 1 (Montenegrin): DRITAN ABAZOVIC, Prime Minister "This investment will undoubtedly open up new directions of development and give the strongest impetus to the domestic economy... The highway is the beginning of the permanent connection of Montenegro with the world. The hills of the Montenegrin karst will unite with the fertile plain, the capital city with the no