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20 December 2017

President of P. R. China sends message with season’s greetings to Council President Nikolić

President of the National Council for Coordination of Cooperation with the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China Tomislav Nikolić had a meeting today with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Serbia Li Manchang.

President of P. R. China sends message with season’s greetings to Council President Nikolić

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China’s President Xi Jinping presents a message with season’s greetings to Council President Nikolić

Ambassador Li Manchang requested an audience with Council President Nikolić in order to present to him a message with season’s greetings signed by China’s President Xi Jinping, who wished Mr. Nikolić good health and success in the coming year.

In the meeting, the interlocutors discussed further economic cooperation between Serbia and China, describing 2017 as a year of economic upswing. China’s Ambassador informed Mr. Nikolić that Chinese companies were highly interested in further investment in Serbia and in its production capacities in particular, a fact also evidenced by the numerous incoming visits of business delegations from China over the autumn of 2017. Ambassador Li Manchang and Council President Nikolić thoroughly examined the potential Chinese investors’ interest in the Mining and Smelting Combine Bor and other Serbian companies seeking partners for further development of their manufacturing capacities.

The collocutors noted that it was necessary to start implementation of the proposed plans and projects concerning Sino-Serbian cooperation, in order for 2018 to be equally successful and mutually beneficial to both countries.