9 November 2017

National Council President Nikolić meets representatives of CCTB – China-based institute for scientific research

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 representatives of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau (CCTB) from China, an institute for scientific research.

Photograph: FoNet

“The Government of the People’s Republic of China attaches significant attention to your academic work, you have an immeasurable role in the Chinese society and the Chinese officials’ decisions depend on your research and analyses. I am aware that the Chinese academic works are the second most quoted in the world, and that the work of CCTB has largely contributed to the fact. I am pleased that you have expressed the wish to establish cooperation with our institutions and NGOs, too. China’s progress is undeniable, and I want Serbia to make progress at the same pace as China. Serbia needs your country’s assistance and we want to make the most of it”, National Council President emphasized.

“The People’s Republic of China continues to build good relations with Serbia and we hope to deepen the two countries’ cooperation at all levels. So far, Serbia and China’s concerted efforts have been very helpful in the implementation of the “One Belt One Road” initiative. This initiative is a peaceful means for promoting globalization and it has been accepted as such by the international community, as a new model of win-win cooperation for global governance. CCTB is investing efforts to forge cooperation with institutions for scientific research Europe-wide within the 16+1 High Level Academic Platform. We are paying special attention to innovations in areas of economy, and our objective is to create a network of institutions for scientific research dedicated to the study of the 16+1 concept and the “One Belt One Road” initiative. We have a strong party bringing us together and we believe that China will make a global contribution to peace and further development of all nations”, CCTB representatives underlined.