Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic receives a warm welcome on Sunday in Beijing. At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Vucic arrived in China on Sunday for a state visit scheduled to run through Thursday. JIN LIANGKUAI/XINHUA
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic arrived in Beijing on Sunday for his first state visit to China, a trip that is aimed at striving for more tangible outcomes in building a China-Serbia community with a shared future for the new era.
President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang will respectively meet with Vucic during the visit, which runs from Sunday to Thursday, to exchange views on bilateral relations, as well as international and regional issues of mutual interest.
Before leaving for China, Vucic described his visit as "undoubtedly the most important trip abroad" in his political career, according to Serbian news agency Tanjug.
He said that Serbia attaches great importance to building strong partnerships with friendly countries that respect its independence, development and right to choose its own path.
