Brnabic: Serbia is "major regional player"

Serbia is "a major player in the region," Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday.

Wrapping up her visit to Budapest, Hungary, Brnabic said her bilateral meetings with Hungarian and Chinese counterparts Viktor Orban and Li Keqiang had shown this.

She told Tanjug that she and Orban agreed to hold a joint session of their cabinets on February in Hungary.

Brnabic underlined that, as far as China is concerned, Serbia was one of the central countries in the One Belt One Road initiative.

"We had two excellent meetings this morning, very good for Serbia," she stressed.

The prime minister revealed a detail from her meeting with Keqiang, which she said showed "how much China appreciates Serbia."

"All delegations had five, maximum 15 minutes for their meeting with Prime Minister Keqiang, and during the meeting we were given a signal that we can extend...