On that occasion, an agreement was reached on the further strengthening of cooperation within the framework of the mechanism China - CEEC, which Serbia sees as an integral part of the global initiative "Belt and Road" and to which it attaches great importance.
At the meeting, mutual satisfaction was expressed due to the upward trend in economic relations between the two countries, and the existence of significant potential for their further enrichment was pointed out.
The officials estimated that the agreement on free trade, initiated in the conversation between the presidents of the two countries in February of this year, will be agreed upon and signed in the shortest period, which will further improve the excellent bilateral relations and steely friendship that unites us.
Ambassador Jiang Yu expressed her satisfaction with the outstanding overall relations between Serbia and China, as well as her willingness to further comprehensively strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership and strengthen the steely friendship between our two nations.
According to her, China sees Serbia as one of the most reliable partners in this part of the world, and this was contributed to by the determination of the Serbian leadership to improve Serbian-Chinese cooperation in areas of mutual interest, both on the bilateral level and through the China-CEEC cooperation mechanism.
The First Deputy Prime Minister once again thanked China for its principled stance on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, and confirmed Serbia's consistent support for the "one China" policy and the "one country, two systems" principle, as well as the country's fight against separatism.