(Beijing, 20 February 2014) On 19 February 2013 Embassy of Serbia in Beijing held a reception on the occasion of the National Day and the Armed Forces Day of the Republic of Serbia. The reception was attended by representatives of major Chinese institutions, the diplomatic and consular corps, military corps, leading Chinese medias, entrepreneurs, Serbian diaspora and many Chinese friends of Serbia.

The guest of honor of the Chinese side was the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr. Wang Chao, who is also the Secretary General of the Secretariat for cooperation between China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries. Guest from the People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China was Major General Sun Jingwei from the National Defense University of China.

During the meeting between Charge d’ Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Serbia in Beijing Mrs. Tatjana Panajotović Cvetković and the Vice Minister Wang, the high level of bilateral relations between Serbia and China was highlighted, as well as a commitment to further strengthening of the strategic partnership between the two countries.

While addressing guests of the reception, Charge d’ Affaires a.i. T. Panajotović Cvetković underlined the excellent cooperation between Serbia and China and briefly presented the foreign policy priorities of the Republic of Serbia.