BELGRADE, Serbia, April 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Serbian
President Aleksandar Vucic
said on Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming state
visit is not only a major diplomatic event for Serbia, but also a
major event that is worthy of the joy of all Serbian people.
While expressing his belief that Xi's visit will bring new hope
to Serbia's development, the president said: "I am very much
looking forward to President Xi's visit."
Vucic made the remarks when meeting with visiting President of
Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua in Belgrade.
Noting that China is Serbia's
"iron-clad friend" and the exchanges between the two countries are
fully candid and open, Vucic said Serbia will never forget the
assistance from the Chinese people, adding that he believes Xi will
feel the warmth and friendliness of the Serbian people during his
visit.
The Serbian president spoke highly of the contributions made by
the HBIS Serbia steelworks in Smederevo to Serbia's economic
development, China's assistance to
Serbia in the fields of medicine and healthcare during the COVID-19
pandemic and China's support for
Serbia on international multilateral occasions.
Serbia firmly supports China's
position on safeguarding its core interests and major concerns,
Vucic stressed.
On the Taiwan question, Vucic
said Serbia firmly upholds the one-China principle and supports China in safeguarding its sovereignty and
territorial integrity.
Regarding media exchanges, Vucic highly valued the cooperation
between Xinhua News Agency and Serbia's Tanjug News Agency and
other media outlets, saying that such exchanges enable the Serbian
media to learn from the experience of their Chinese counterparts
and allow the Serbian people to better understand China, so as to promote mutual learning and
experience sharing between the two countries.
Fu said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi and
President Vucic, China-Serbia relations have witnessed vigorous
development despite changes in the international landscape, setting
a good example of friendly relations between China and European countries.
He also said he expects the meeting between the two heads of
state to draw a new blueprint for China-Serbia exchanges and
cooperation and to add new luster to the "iron-clad friendship"
between the two countries in the new era.
Moreover, Fu said Xinhua stands ready to work with its Serbian
counterparts to further deepen exchanges and cooperation, tell well
the stories of China-Serbia friendship and comprehensively showcase
the bright prospects of bilateral relations in the new era through
high-quality and multidimensional news reports and think tank
research.
Xinhua will also firmly act as an envoy of China-Serbia
friendship and create a positive public opinion atmosphere for
deepening bilateral cooperation in various fields to better benefit
the peoples of the two countries, Fu added.
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