BELGRADE, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Friendship between Serbia and China is indestructible and their pragmatic cooperation yielded fruitful results, Serbian Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic, said here, stressing that, cooperation with China is fully in line with Serbia’s current and long-term interests.
The Serbian prime minister made the remarks when she met with visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi. During the meeting, Wang conveyed the warm greetings from Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, to Prime Minister Brnabic.
Wang said, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Serbia relations stayed as strong as ever, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples and playing an important role in regional peace and stability.
Noting that bilateral cooperation projects have covered all fields and delivered economic and social benefits, Wang stressed, China-Serbia relations have become a benchmark for mutually beneficial cooperation, a model for joint construction of the Belt and Road, and an example for cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, China and Serbia stood firmly together, and the touching moments of their friendship have left an indelible mark in the history of bilateral exchanges, and become a vivid example of their iron-clad friendship, Wang said.
“To China, Serbian friends are like family, and we are deeply impressed by the warm and heartfelt friendship of the Serbian people,” he said.
China has taken China-Serbia relations as a priority in its exchanges with Europe, and is willing to jointly pursue common development and prosperity with Serbia, Wang said.
For her part, Brnabic asked Wang to convey her best wishes to Premier Li, saying that, the Serbian side follows closely, and actively supports Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposal for a Global Development Initiative, and sincerely admires China’s great achievements in poverty alleviation and promoting economic and social development.
“China is an inspiring example for Serbia to forge ahead and strengthen our confidence in following our own development path,” Brnabic said.
No matter how the world may change and no matter what kind of pressure it receives, the Serbian side will unswervingly pursue a friendly policy towards China, she said.
The two sides agreed to support and make good use of the cultural centres established in their respective countries, so as to consolidate public support for bilateral friendship.– NNN-XINHUA
