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Government of Serbia has declared three days of national mourning - Book of condolences is open at the Embassy of Serbia in Beijing |
Following the tragic loss of lives at the “Vladislav Ribnikar” Elementary School shooting in Belgrade on 3 May 2023,the Government of Serbia has declared three days of national mourning, from 5 May to 7 May 2023.
A book of condolence will open at the Embassy (San Li Tun, Dong 6 Jie 1, 100600 Beijing). Members of the public who wish to leave written tributes can do so during the following opening hours on:
5 May 2023 10:00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m.
8 May 2023 10:00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m.
Please be advised that visitors to the Embassy will be subject to security checks.
The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia is grateful for all the messages of support we have received.
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Continuation of outstanding overall relations between Serbia, China |
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke today with Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Serbia Chen Bo about the continuation of the development of outstanding bilateral relations in the political, economic and foreign trade fields.
During the meeting, Brnabic placed special emphasis on the growth of economic cooperation, underlining that the volume of trade in goods in 2021 amounted to €5.3 billion, with the growth of Serbian exports by 157.7%.
According to her, in just five months of this year, the exchange was €2.62 billion, which is almost 40 percent more compared to 2021, and growth was also recorded when it comes to exports (more than 76 percent), as and imports (about 32 percent).
She said that in the past year, China was the second largest foreign trade partner of Serbia, and pointed out that during the last decade, Serbia's exports to China increased 152 times, and that in the past three years alone, since 2019, it has tripled.
Also, as she added, out of the five largest Serbian exporters to the world last year, as many as three companies are owned by Chinese investors, which achieved a total export of €1.9 billion.
The Prime Minister expressed her special satisfaction regarding the renewal of the direct Belgrade-Beijing airline line of a Chinese company, as well as the scheduled regular flights of Air Serbia from the end of October.
Speaking about the current political situation in the world, Brnabic said that Serbia supports the one-China policy and considers Taiwan an integral part of the People's Republic of China, and underlined that this position will not change.
Ambassador Chen Bo thanked Serbia for its consistent position and support for China in this matter.
She added that Serbia, on the other hand, can still count on the continuous support of China on the international level, but also the development and improvement of cooperation in other fields, such as the Green Agenda, energy, biotechnology and the development of new technologies. |
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Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia Jelena Tanaskovic visited the People's Republic of China from May 14 to 17, to participate in the Third China-CEEC Fair and the Sixth Dialogue on Customs, Inspection and Quarantine of China-CEEC in Ningbo. |

During the visit, Minister Tanaskovic met Deputy Minister of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China Wang Lingjun, with whom she signed protocols on the export of honey and pet food from Serbia to the Chinese market.
On the same day, the Minister, speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the Sixth China-CEEC Dialogue on Customs, Inspection and Quarantine, highlightied the importance of the China-CEEC cooperation mechanism and called for the improvement of institutional cooperation between Serbia and China and harmonization of the veterinary sanitary and phytosanitary conditions, with the aim of increasing the volume of trade. She also added that she expects the signing of a Free Trade Agreement with the People's Republic of China as soon as possible, which will significantly contribute to the further development of Serbia-China trade and overall bilateral relations. |
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During the Third China-CEEC Fair in Ningbo, where the delegation of the Republic of Serbia was led by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management J. Tanaskovic, representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia participated in the supporting activities within the Fair. |

On May 16, Ambassador M. Stefanovic participated in the Conference on the purchase of products from CEE countries, which was also attended by the Secretary of the Ningbo Municipal Committee and a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC in Zhejiang Peng Jiaxue, special representative in Secreteriat for cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries at the Ministry of Foregin Affairs of the People's Republic of China Jiang Yu, Director General of the Foreign Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Trade of the People's Republic of China Wu Zhengping, as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps and business representatives in the People's Republic of China.
In her address, Ambassador M. Stefanovic pointed out that Serbia is very active in all areas within the China-CEEC cooperation mechanism since the establishment of this format and stressed that we attach great importance to improving cooperation with China, as well as with countries from Central and Eastern Europe. Ambassador praised the efforts of the General Administration of Customs of China in facilitating the import of goods from CEEC, and in particular the launch of the "Green Goods Chanel from CEEC" and the website "One-stop service for imports from CEEC", which are the new initiatives presented at the Fair.
In addition to that, Economic Advisor M. Stojakovic and Attaché M. Kuzmanovic also participated in the Opening Ceremony of the Second Phase of the Permanent Exhibition of the National Pavilions in Ningbo on May 15.
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Anniversary of the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade |
Today with sadness we remember when, 24 years ago, the NATO bombing of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Belgrade became part of our common tragedy. Three Chinese journalists were killed, and more than 20 people were injured, when NATO bombs fell on the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Belgrade. We are deeply grateful to our Chinese friends for being with us in the most difficult moments, which we hope will never happen again.
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