PM: Serbia committed to strengthening partnership with China

Brnabic said in a speech addressing the participants of the summit in Bulgaria that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, while he was head of the Serbian government, recognized the importance of strengthening our relations with China and initiated the strengthening of friendly relations and cooperation in all segments.

The summit in Sofia on Saturday was opened by prime ministers of China and Bulgaria Li Keqiang and Boyko Borisov,

Bnrbabic "especially thanked Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for personal support within the 16+1 mechanism and the China Global Initiative Belt and Road, initiated by President Xi Jinping," the Serbian government announced.

Serbia is committed to actively participating in these initiatives that are important for our country and the whole region, and contributed to better integration and strengthening of cooperation, said the Prime Minister, adding that, in addition to infrastructure projects, significant projects in the fields of energy, economy and culture.

According to Brnabic, modernization of the Belgrade-Budapest railway, which is jointly implemented by Serbia, Hungary and China is the first cross-border project under this cooperation mechanism and is crucial for infrastructure connectivity.

That is why it is most important today for Serbia the signing of the Commercial Agreement on the modernization and reconstruction of the Hungarian-Serbian rail link in the territory of the Republic of Serbia on the section Novi Sad-Subotica-state border (Kelebija), which is worth €943 million, said the Prime Minister and added that this was fully covers execution of works on the project.

The Prime Minister said that regional infrastructure projects are the most important for our country,...