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1st LD: China, Serbia lift ties to comprehensive strategic partnership

Xinhua, June 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

China and Serbia agreed Saturday to upgrade their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership in a show of their shared commitment to further deepening bilateral cooperation for mutual benefit.

"China and Serbia are all-weather friends and important cooperation partners," Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is here for a state visit, said during talks with his Serbian counterpart, Tomislav Nikolic.

"Our two countries enjoy a profound traditional friendship. Our relations have stood the test of time and history and grown even stronger," Xi added.

Xi attributed the robust momentum of bilateral relations to the time-honored friendship between the two peoples, the mutual understanding and support between the two countries on major issues, and their mutual learning and assistance in the pursuit of development.

Noting that bilateral relations now face new opportunities for development, Xi said his country is ready to make joint efforts with Serbia to continue boosting political mutual trust, enhancing mutual understanding, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation, and constantly expanding the platform for bilateral collaboration. Endi