Vucic: Serbia and China are always on same side

Prime minister and President-elect Aleksandar Vucic, who will start his visit to China on Saturday, says Serbia and China are "always on the same side."

While in Beijing, Vucic will have a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and participate in the Forum for International Cooperation within the framework of the One Belt, One Road strategy.

He told Chinese state television CCTV ahead of the visit that China has always stood by Serbia - "including in the most difficult times, during 1999."

"There are no problems in our economic and political relations, we are always on the same side, and when China has something to say, we are always on the side of China. We support one and united China, whatever one calls it," said Vucic.

"We are very faithful, very loyal friends," the prime minister said and added that he hoped Serbia can continue to count...