Belgrade-Budapest high-speed rail to begin construction by year end: Chinese Premier

SUZHOU -- Construction of a high-speed rail link between Serbian and Hungarian capitals will begin within this year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday.

In a keynote address at the fifth economic and trade forum between China and central and eastern European (CEE) countries, Li said the train link, which will cut travel time between Belgrade and Budapest by more than half, will be finished in two years.