Chinese Ambassador expects agreement on summit in Belgrade

BELGRADE - Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang has voiced the expectation that the prime minister of Serbia and China, Aleksandar Vucic and Li Keqiang respectively, will reach an agreement on holding a summit of China and 16 European countries in Belgrade this year.

In a statement to Tanjug, Ambassador Li confirmed that this will be one of the topics during Vucic's visit to Beijing on September 10-11, and underscored that the Chinese side attaches special importance to the visit.

I would also like the summit to be held in Belgrade, but whether that will happen- I think that depends on the visit by Prime Minister Vucic, the Chinese ambassador said.

The summit of the prime minister of China and the 16 countries of Central and South-East Europe was held in Warsaw in 2012 for the first time, and then in Romania last year. Besides Belgrade, Prague is also a candidate for hosting this year's summit.

Prime Minister Vucic announced on Thurdsay that he would try to ensure that the summit is held in Belgrade in December.

He noted that this would be the biggest international event organized in Serbia since the death of the president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) Josip Broz Tito.

Ambassador Li said that the prime ministers of Serbia and China will in Beijing discuss reform experiences, political issues of interest for both countries and economic cooperation.

He noted that political relations between the two countries are at a high level and that, thanks to that, they have big joint projects, and added that during Vucic's visit another joint project will probably be launched.

Li drew attention to the fact that the Chinese companies are very active in Serbia...