April 30 (SeeNews) - Serbia plans to start the construction of a national stadium in Belgrade in mid-2020, finance minister Sinisa Mali said.
A feasibility study for the project is expected to be completed by May 10, as the government has already approved a tender procedure for the selection of architecture designer, Mali said on Sunday, according to a statement by Serbia's government.
The national stadium complex will be located in the neighbourhood of Surcin and will include an amusement park, as well as residential and office buildings, Mali said.
The multi-use stadium will have a seating capacity of 60,000 and will have a parking lot for 10,500 cars, he added.
According to Serbian media reports, the government plans to invest between 50 million euro ($56 million) and 70 million euro in the construction of the stadium which will have a four- or five-star Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) category.
Four countries in Southeast Europe - Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Greece - plan to submit joint hosting bids for both UEFA Euro 2028 championship and FIFA World Cup 2030, Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic said in November.
Government officials of the four countries signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this month to establish a joint organising committee to prepare the bid.
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