China-Serbia free trade deal to take effect in July

Presidents Xi Jinping and Aleksandar Vucic shake hands in a signing ceremony in Belgrade. Photo: Reuters President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that a free trade agreement between China and Serbia will take effect on July 1. It is one of six measures announced by the president to support the building of a China-Serbia community … Read more

Serbia’s IT exports up 22% in Jan-Feb

Serbia’s IT exports increased by 22% year-on-year in the first two months of 2024, the telecommunications ministry said. The country’s ICT exports amounted to 609 million euro ($649.4 million) in the first two months of the year, the ministry said in a LinkedIn post during the weekend. The ICT sector is one of Serbia’s fastest … Read more

Egypt, Serbia leaders vow to bolster ties, discuss Mideast, Ukraine crises

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday reaffirmed their strong historical ties and commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations. The two leaders spoke by phone, discussing a range of issues including regional developments, particularly the ongoing situation in the Middle East. Al-Sisi emphasized the urgency of an immediate ceasefire … Read more

China-Europe freight train service connects northern Chinese city, Serbia

A new international freight train route linking Shijiazhuang, capital of north China’s Hebei Province, with Belgrade, Serbia’s capital city, began operations on Thursday. The cargo train will travel approximately 10,200 km over roughly 20 days, starting at the Shijiazhuang International Land Port and passing through the Alashankou Port in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region … Read more

Azerbaijan, Serbia forge paths for deeper cooperation

The recent meeting between Azerbaijan’s Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population and Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, Sahil Babayev, and Serbia’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Dragan Vladisavljević, highlights the growing momentum in bilateral relations between the two nations. Against a backdrop of shared strategic interests and mutual respect, Azerbaijan … Read more