Nikola Selakovic (BETAPHOTO/FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY/EV)
Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic said on May 31 that the strong ties between Serbia and China were reflected in all areas, adding that cooperation between the two nations had solidified in the shared fight against COVID-19.
"Serbia is the first European country to begin to use Chinese vaccines. The two countries are in the process of arranging the production of the Chinese vaccine in Serbia," Selakovic told the Chinese Xinhua wire service in an interview while visiting China.
Selakovic said he was opposed to vaccines being treated as a geopolitical issue. "To the contrary, that is a matter for all of humanity and a matter of saving lives," he stressed.
He also spoke highly of the positive impact of the Belt and Road initiative and the mechanism of cooperation between China and Central and East European countries on development in Serbia and the region. Selakovic said the Belt and Road development initiative was historic, and that it demonstrated that the entire world could achieve success through similar multilateral cooperation.
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