Serbian president bullish on Belt, Road Initiative

China's Belt and Road Initiative can help strengthen ties among countries along the overland and maritime routes, and Serbia will be a beneficiary, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday.

From the very beginning, the country saw the Belt and Road Initiative as a peaceful plan linking different cultures, Vucic said during an interview.

"Serbian people are very happy to be a part of that great project, and we'll really benefit a lot," he said, adding that Serbia has launched several related projects that greatly helped it to revive its economy, and improve living standards for Serbians.