Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic will pay his first state visit to China starting Sunday, a five-day trip expected to deliver more tangible outcomes in building a community with a shared future for the new era between the two countries.
President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang will meet Vucic separately to exchange views on bilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutual interest, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday.
Beijing stands ready to work with Belgrade to take the visit as an opportunity to consolidate ironclad friendship, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, enrich people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and strengthen coordination on multilateral affairs, he said.
In an address to the nation on Saturday, Vucic highlighted "the exceptional honor of paying an official state visit to China", saying that "we expect a great deal from it", as reported by Russia's Tass News Agency.
Serbia, the first European country to agree with China on building a community with a shared future for the new era, is an important partner for China in Southeast Europe, Guo said.
