China, Serbia to step up partnership

President Xi Jinping and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic agreed on Thursday to push forward the development of the China-Serbia comprehensive strategic partnership to benefit the people of both countries.

The two countries should keep the current momentum of high-level communication and enhance governmental, legislative, political party and local-level exchanges, Xi told the Serbian president, who is visiting China from Tuesday to Saturday.

Noting that his state visit to Serbia in June last year was successful, Xi said China is willing to strengthen the all-weather friendship with Serbia. He called for close interconnection of the China-led Belt and Road Initiative and Serbia's national strategy of re-industrialization.