Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic received Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang to discuss ways to improve bilateral cooperation in telecommunications and information and communication technologies.
Ljajic and Li agreed that the signing of a Serbia-China agreement on an "IT silk road" should be the next step in strengthening the cooperation in the said fields.
The text of the agreement has already been coordinated by officials of the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications and China's National Development and Reform Commission, said Ljajic.
The document will be signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Serbia, a statement released by Ljajic's ministry quoted him as saying.
The "ICT silk road" agreement between Serbia and China implies cooperation in e-commerce, development of broadband internet, satellite services and new ICT-based business sectors.