Parliament speaker: Serbia supports One China policy

Parliament Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic expressed gratitude to China for its support to preservation of Serbia's territorial integrity regarding Kosovo. She also told a visiting Chinese delegation in Belgrade on Monday that Serbia fully supports the One China policy. Parliament speaker: Serbia supports One China policy During the talks with the Chinese delegation headed by permanent member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Commission for discipline inspection of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China He Guoqiang, Djukic-Dejanovic underscored that the two countries nurture genuine friendship which contributes to their good political and economic relations with tendency for growth, the cabinet of the Serbian parliament speaker stated in a release. As an economic, political and military giant, China has a very important role in international relations, she said. Having in mind the fact that China is also a permanent member of the UN Security Council, we can say that the country's role is even more important, as well as its responsibility for preserving peace, international security and progress of the international community as a whole, Djukic-Dejanovic said. The Chinese official said that his country is interested in economic cooperation and recalled that the two countries' cooperation dates back to the time of former Yugoslavia, in which the then president Josip Broz Tito played an important role. He communicated to the Serbian parliament speaker the greetings of Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Banguo, said reports. Yesterday, the visiting delegation met with other top Serbian officials, including PM Mirko Cvetkovic and President Boris Tadic. A number of bilateral agreements were signed, while Exim Bank of China approved a USD 340mn loan to Serbia for overhauling the Kostolac B thermal power plant. It is the first installment of a USD 1.3bn project which includes building a new 350-megawatt generating block and the expansion of a coal strip-mine, Beta news agency quoted Serbian Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjic as saying. (Beta)

Parliament speaker: Serbia supports One China policy

During the talks with the Chinese delegation headed by permanent member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Commission for discipline inspection of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China He Guoqiang, Đukić-Dejanović underscored that the two countries nurture genuine friendship which contributes to their good political and economic relations with tendency for growth, the cabinet of the Serbian parliament speaker stated in a release.

As an economic, political and military giant, China has a very important role in international relations, she said.

Having in mind the fact that China is also a permanent member of the UN Security Council, we can say that the country's role is even more important, as well as its responsibility for preserving peace, international security and progress of the international community as a whole, Đukić-Dejanović said.

The Chinese official said that his country is interested in economic cooperation and recalled that the two countries' cooperation dates back to the time of former Yugoslavia, in which the then president Josip Broz Tito played an important role.

He communicated to the Serbian parliament speaker the greetings of Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Banguo, said reports.

Yesterday, the visiting delegation met with other top Serbian officials, including PM Mirko Cvetković and President Boris Tadić.

A number of bilateral agreements were signed, while Exim Bank of China approved a USD 340mn loan to Serbia for overhauling the Kostolac B thermal power plant. It is the first installment of a USD 1.3bn project which includes building a new 350-megawatt generating block and the expansion of a coal strip-mine, Beta news agency quoted Serbian Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjić as saying.