A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping elaborating on prospects for future relations between China and Serbia has aroused expectation for a new stage in cooperation between the two countries.
President Xi Jinping arrived Friday for a state visit to Serbia as China seeks to carry forward traditional friendship and step up economic ties.
China's central bank signed a currency swap deal worth 1.5 billion yuan (228 million US dollars) with its Serbian counterpart on Friday to boost bilateral economic cooperation.
Even though 17 years have passed, I still have deep memories on the massive grief and anger nationwide after the Chinese embassy in Belgrade was bombed. The bombing, launched by the United States-led NATO on the evening of May 7, 1999, killed three Chinese reporters and seriously damaged the embassy buildings.
It normally takes six hours to travel to Belgrade from Budapest by train. But this will soon be history: When the planned Hungary-Serbia railway is completed by the end of 2017 as scheduled, the journey will be shortened to less than three hours.
A photo exhibition opened on Friday in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, as President Xi Jinping starts his first state visit to the country.
Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a historic visit to Serbia on Friday, in a trip that Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said "sends a strong signal that China values its friendship with Serbia".
President Xi Jinping's state visit to the three countries is expected to boost cooperation and opportunities on the Belt and Road Initiatives.
A Chinese Film Week kicked off Thursday in Serbia's capital Belgrade, seeking to boost cultural links and cooperation among filmmakers in the two countries.
Chinese President Xi Jinpingpublished a signed article on leading Serbian newspaper Politika under the title of "Enduring Friendship and True Partnership" on Thursday ahead of his state visit to the Balkan country.