China and Serbia vowed in Beijing on Thursday to step up the
bilateral relations to "a higher level."
In the meeting with visiting Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk
Jeremic, Vice President Zeng Qinghong highlighted the China-Serbia
relations as "an example" of relations between big and small-sized
nations.
According to a press release from the Chinese Foreign Ministry,
Zeng told Jeremic that China will make concerted efforts with the
Serbian side to consolidate political mutual trust and expand the
bilateral pragmatic cooperation in the various fields.
China appreciates Serbia's coherence to one-China policy and
opposition to the Taiwan authorities' proposed referendum on UN
membership in the name of Taiwan, Zeng noted.
Echoing Zeng's views on the bilateral relations, Jeremic said
that the Serbian government highly values the ties with China and
admires the remarkable achievements that China scored in the
economic and social construction.
Serbia appreciates the role China plays in the international
community and is willing to cement the exchange and cooperation
with the country in the various fields in a bid to push forward the
bilateral relations, Jeremic said.
He also reiterated that the Serbian government would continue to
stick to the one-China policy, oppose to the Taiwan authorities'
proposed referendum on UN membership in the name of Taiwan and
support China's reunification process.
(Xinhua News Agency September 14, 2007)
