Everything is ready for the ceremony: Xi Jinping in Belgrade, historic visit PHOTO

A formal welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping is planned for today in front of the Palace of Serbia, after which a meeting between Presidents Vučić and Xi will follow.

You can follow everything about the visit of the Chinese president to Serbia hour by hour in Live Blog B92.

Citizens began to gather

Citizens are gathering in front of the Palace of Serbia to welcome the Chinese President, and the Branko bridge is blocked, while helicopters fly over that area, the media reports.

The formal reception should start at 10 a.m.

Predsedništvo

"Welcome, dear Chinese friends"

A welcome message for Xi Jinping appeared on a large video screen near the Serbian Parliament.

"Welcome, dear Chinese friends," it says on the video beam in Serbian and Chinese with a photo of the Chinese flag.

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Today's agenda

- The welcoming ceremony in front of the Palace of Serbia

- The meeting of the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, in a narrower format

- Plenary meeting of the delegations of the Republic of Serbia and the People's Republic of China led by the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić and the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping

- Ceremonies of signing the Joint Statement and exchange of signed bilateral documents

- Media statements by the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping