6 September 2017

National Council President Nikolić meets Ambassador of P. R. China Li Manchang and representatives of IMS

President of the National Council for Coordination of Cooperation with the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China Tomislav Nikolić had a meeting today with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Serbia Li Manchang, representatives of the Chinese companies tasked with carrying out infrastructural projects in Serbia and representatives of the Materials Testing Institute of Serbia (IMS).

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Managing Director at Serbia’s Materials Testing Institute Vencislav Grabulov acquainted Ambassador Li Manchang and representatives of Chinese companies with the Institute’s work so far, underlining that the Institute was prepared to lend its support to the Chinese companies building capital facilities in Serbia. The Managing Director also invited China’s Ambassador to tour the Institute together with Chinese scientists, in order to witness at first hand that it possessed top-notch laboratories and sufficient expertise.

“The Chinese companies conducting works in sectors of civil engineering or energy should approach the Materials Testing Institute in order to be certain that quality materials have been built in correctly. The Institute is a prestigious institution combining science and expertise, as it has more than 150 holders of PhD and MSc degrees from various fields, and their know-how should be capitalized on”, Council President Nikolić highlighted.