"By the end of 2021, the trip from Belgrade to Novi Sad for half an hour by train"

Its arrival was greeted by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Chinese Deputy Commerce Minister Qian Keming.
The train cut a red ribbon at the New Belgrade railway station while sounding "a long horn", in that way marking the official establishment of the first rail freight line between two countries.
The red ribbon had the following inscription written on it in Serbian and Chinese: "Arriving in Serbia for the first time," while the side of the train had the following message "Chinese Railways salute the Serbian people."
Vucic and Qian shook hands with the train engine operator and congratulated him on the newly established line.
"This is a significant day for us. For 40 years, no one had been using railroad for the transport of passengers, and even less for cargo. I am grateful to our Chinese partners for connecting us with Europe", Vucic said.
According to Vucic, the New Belgrade station will look differently in two years' time.
"When we build the railroad to Novi Sad in two years, no one will travel between these cities by car, as the trip will only take 30 minutes by train", Vucic said.
He emphasized that it is a high speed railroad with multiple tracks.
"Eight years ago, the train on the route to Novi Sad was slower than it had been a hundred years ago. One of my first ideas was to build a network with new communications all over Serbia, in that way entering among the developed countries. We would not be able to do most of this work without our Chinese friends. Chinese companies perform construction works in all parts of our country. Today, the first direct train arrived from China", Vucic said.
He referred to the reconstruction of a part of the railway to Stara Pazova. Moreover, according to his...