China grants Serbia USD 300mn loan for power plant

The Chinese government has granted Serbia a privileged loan worth USD 300mn for the construction of the thermal power plant Kostolac. This was announced in Belgrade on Monday by Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic. China grants Serbia USD 300mn loan for power plant Dacic told journalists that the information was disclosed during the meeting with the high-level delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Political Bureau. Dacic expressed commitment to further strengthening of economic relations between the two countries, and added they should be at the very same level as political ones. He recalled that Serbia and China had already established strategic partnership, and thanked China for its principled stand on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija. Dacic emphasized that Serbia also backs China's political stands, and underlined that “in this part of the world China has no greater friend than Serbia.“ He pointed to the significance of this visit from the economic standpoint, and added that it is rather important that China continues with investments in infrastructural projects in Serbia. Dacic said that China's high-level delegation will have meetings with Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic and Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic later in the day, at which a number of bilateral agreements will be signed. The high-level delegation, headed by Member of the Political Bureau's Standing Committee and Secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection He Guoqiang, arrived in Belgrade on Sunday evening. He underlined that the aim of this visit is to exchange opinions on bilateral relations and important issues both at the regional and international level, as well as to strengthen the traditional friendship and facilitate further development of the two countries. Officials sign bilateal agreements in Belgrade on Monday (Tanjug) Serbia and China sign bilateral agreements Representatives of the Serbian government and high-level delegation of People's Republic of China, which is staying in a two-day visit in Serbia, signed several bilateral agreements on cooperation on Monday. The agreements were signed in the Serbian government, in the presence of Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic, Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Secretary of the Commission for discipline and supervision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China He Guoqiang. Officials also signed agreements on economic and technical cooperation between the two countries and on China's 10 million Yuan donation to Serbia for purchasing medical equipment. The agreements were signed by Director of the Serbian government Office for European Integration Milica Delevic and Chinese Vice-Minister of Commerce Fu Ziying. Director of Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) Bozidar Laganin and Director of the Trade Development Bureau of Ministry of Commerce Zhang Chaomei also signed a memorandum of understanding.

China grants Serbia USD 300mn loan for power plant

Dačić told journalists that the information was disclosed during the meeting with the high-level delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Political Bureau.

Dačić expressed commitment to further strengthening of economic relations between the two countries, and added they should be at the very same level as political ones.

He recalled that Serbia and China had already established strategic partnership, and thanked China for its principled stand on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija.

Dačić emphasized that Serbia also backs China's political stands, and underlined that “in this part of the world China has no greater friend than Serbia.“

He pointed to the significance of this visit from the economic standpoint, and added that it is rather important that China continues with investments in infrastructural projects in Serbia.

Dačić said that China's high-level delegation will have meetings with Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović and Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković later in the day, at which a number of bilateral agreements will be signed.

The high-level delegation, headed by Member of the Political Bureau's Standing Committee and Secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection He Guoqiang, arrived in Belgrade on Sunday evening.

He underlined that the aim of this visit is to exchange opinions on bilateral relations and important issues both at the regional and international level, as well as to strengthen the traditional friendship and facilitate further development of the two countries.

Serbia and China sign bilateral agreements

Representatives of the Serbian government and high-level delegation of People's Republic of China, which is staying in a two-day visit in Serbia, signed several bilateral agreements on cooperation on Monday.

The agreements were signed in the Serbian government, in the presence of Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković, Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Secretary of the Commission for discipline and supervision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China He Guoqiang.

Officials also signed agreements on economic and technical cooperation between the two countries and on China's 10 million Yuan donation to Serbia for purchasing medical equipment.

The agreements were signed by Director of the Serbian government Office for European Integration Milica Delević and Chinese Vice-Minister of Commerce Fu Ziying.

Director of Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) Božidar Laganin and Director of the Trade Development Bureau of Ministry of Commerce Zhang Chaomei also signed a memorandum of understanding.