The meeting between Vučić and Xi ended: "I am extremely grateful for the support" PHOTO

 

 

Address by Xi Jinping after the meeting

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"I am very glad to come on a state visit to your beautiful country," Xi said.

"I am deeply impressed by the meeting and gathering with the Serbian people, I felt the strong friendship of the Serbian people with the Chinese. This made me even more convinced of our friendship."

"Serbia adheres to international justice and a fair approach and deserves international respect," he added.

"Over the years, at numerous meetings that the president and I had, we talked about positions of strategic importance for our cooperation and partnership. Our relations have expanded in scope. Our relations are a true example of friendly relations between China and a European country. We are ready to work with Serbia, to continue with the spirit of our steel friendship. During this visit, we will sign many agreements that will be a new pillar of our relations, a new chapter in the relations between the two countries," Xi said.

"Serbia has become China's first strategic partner in Central and Eastern Europe," he emphasized. He added that he hopes that this visit will meet the expectations of the Serbian people.

The meeting of the presidents is over; Vučić's address

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"Dear President, friends from China, thank you very much for your visit. Thank you for this conversation, we learned a lot. President Xi unequivocally said that Serbia has the support of the People's Republic of China, and China has every kind of support for Serbia. We said that China has our support in terms of respecting international law and the UN Charter. I am grateful to Xi for listening to our requests and for answering each one," said Vučić.

"We received assurances that China will support EXPO 2027 with its experience and knowledge, which is an exceptional opportunity for the development of Serbia. We talked about investments, tourism... We could never get such an in-depth analysis of world events as we got from President Xi. I am very happy and grateful for the support that the president gives us," said Vučić.

"Thank you for the opportunity to learn a lot, and for respecting a small country like Serbia. We will appreciate it. Welcome and thank you very much for your visit," he concluded.