Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today in a conversation with Politburo member and Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party Yang Jiechi that Serbia will continue to develop a well-founded comprehensive strategic partnership with that country, expanding cooperation on infrastructure, economy and technological innovation projects, which are of great importance for both countries.
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Serbia continues to work on further improving overall relations with China
Belgrade,
12 October 2020
Brnabic expressed confidence that the new government, for which she was given a mandate, will continue to work on further improving overall relations with China, as one of the main foreign policy priorities, because, as she underlined, all-time steel friendship is not only important politically, it already speaks of a high degree of mutual understanding that will contribute to the economic development of the country and the improvement of the quality of life of all citizens of Serbia.
The Prime Minister especially expressed her gratitude to her interlocutor for the support and assistance that China provided during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as for the fact that the works on some of the most important infrastructure projects were not stopped during that period.
When it comes to economic cooperation, the Prime Minister underlined that the development of artificial intelligence, technology and technological progress are essential for Serbia.
Our country strongly supports the People's Republic of China both bilaterally and multilaterally, including President Xi Jinping's "Belt and Road" initiative and the "17 + 1" cooperation mechanism, within which Serbia has the most infrastructure and strategic projects, Brnabic added.
According to her, it is extremely important to start work on the Fruska Gora corridor and the Belgrade metro as soon as possible.
Also, they discussed the potential cooperation with Chinese companies on the construction of the railway Corridor 10 and the Belgrade-Nish railway.
Yang Jiechi, who is also Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, said that he would inform the President and Prime Minister of China about all the details of the talks, expressing confidence that there will be more new joint projects between Serbia and China.
He added that he still expects the support of Serbia and the continuation of cooperation at the multilateral level in the fight against COVID-19.
Yang Jiechi congratulated Prime Minister Brnabic on the progress of Serbia and Belgrade in social and economic development and expressed her gratitude for her personal commitment to improving practical cooperation between the two friendly countries.
He expressed special satisfaction due to the fact that Brnabic will be the guest of honour at the online "Pujiang Innovation Forum" in Shanghai.
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