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Participation in BRI boosts Serbia's overall development: minister

STORY: Participation in BRI boosts Serbia's overall development: minister SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 DATELINE: May 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Serbian): GORAN VESIC, Serbia's Minister of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure 2. various of Serbia and China STORYLINE: Participation in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has enabled Serbia to cooperate with China on developing its transport infrastructure and boosted Serbia's overall development, a Serbian minister has said. According to Goran Vesic, Serbia's Minister of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure, Serbian officials are impressed by China's development in its transport infrastructure, seeing it as a model for economic growth that Serbia seeks to emulate. The minister said the Budapest-Belgrade railway, a flagship BRI project, is one example. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): GORAN VESIC, Serbia's Minister of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure "China, Hungary, and Serbia

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW-BRI

(240505) -- BELGRADE, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Serbia's Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic speaks to Xinhua in an exclusive interview in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 2, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: Participation in BRI boosts Serbia's overall development -- official" (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW-BRI

(240505) -- BELGRADE, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Serbia's Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic speaks to Xinhua in an exclusive interview in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 2, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: Participation in BRI boosts Serbia's overall development -- official" (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-MEDIA-THINK TANK-FORUM

(240501) -- BELGRADE, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Goran Vesic, Serbia's minister of construction, transport and infrastructure, delivers a speech at a China-Serbia media and think tank forum in Belgrade, Serbia, on April 30, 2024. Jointly organized by China's Xinhua News Agency and Serbia's Tanjug News Agency, the China-Serbia media and think tank forum held here on Tuesday brought together around 200 participants, including government officials as well as representatives from mainstream media and think tanks of both countries. At the forum, Xinhua News Agency also launched the Serbian version of the report "Fostering a Global Community of Shared Future: Contemporary Significance and Tangible Achievements." The theme of the forum read as "Deepening China-Serbia comprehensive strategic partnership following the vision of a global community of shared future." (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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SERBIA-BACKA TOPOLA-BELGRADE-BUDAPEST RAILWAY-NOVI SAD-SUBOTICA-TRACK CONNECTION

(240425) -- BACKA TOPOLA (SERBIA), April 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Milos Vucevic (5th R), Serbian deputy prime minister and minister of defense, Goran Vesic (4th R), Serbian minister of construction, transport and infrastructure, and Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Ming (5th L) attend the track connection ceremony of the Belgrade-Budapest railway project's high-speed rail on the Novi Sad-Subotica section in Backa Topola, Serbia, on April 25, 2024. The Belgrade-Budapest railway project achieved a significant milestone as the tracks on the Novi Sad-Subotica section, built by Chinese contractors, were successfully connected on Thursday in Backa Topola. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-NIS-CHINA-CONSTRUCTION COMPANY-INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT

(240319) -- NIS (SERBIA), March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Director of China Shandong International Economic & Technical Cooperation Group Zhuang Yong (L), Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic (C), and Acting Director of "Aerodromi Srbije" (Airports of Serbia) Mihajlo Zdravkovic show the contract for expansion of Serbia's Konstantin Veliki Airport in Nis, southeastern Serbia, on March 19, 2024. Serbia's Konstantin Veliki Airport in the southeast city of Nis is set for expansion after an infrastructure development contract was awarded to China's Shandong Hi-Speed Group on Tuesday. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-NIS-CHINA-CONSTRUCTION COMPANY-INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT

(240319) -- NIS (SERBIA), March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic (C) looks at a presentation for the expansion of Serbia's Konstantin Veliki Airport in Nis, southeastern Serbia, on March 19, 2024. Serbia's Konstantin Veliki Airport in the southeast city of Nis is set for expansion after an infrastructure development contract was awarded to China's Shandong Hi-Speed Group on Tuesday. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-NIS-CHINA-CONSTRUCTION COMPANY-INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT

(240319) -- NIS (SERBIA), March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Director of China Shandong International Economic & Technical Cooperation Group Zhuang Yong (2nd L), Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic (2nd R), and Acting Director of "Aerodromi Srbije" (Airports of Serbia) Mihajlo Zdravkovic (1st R) sign the contract for expansion of Serbia's Konstantin Veliki Airport in Nis, southeastern Serbia, on March 19, 2024. Serbia's Konstantin Veliki Airport in the southeast city of Nis is set for expansion after an infrastructure development contract was awarded to China's Shandong Hi-Speed Group on Tuesday. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BACKI BREG-CHINA-EXPRESSWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(231213) -- BACKI BREG (SERBIA), Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic (C) addresses a ceremony to start the construction of Backi Breg-Srpska Crnja expressway in Backi Breg, Serbia, on Dec. 13, 2023. Chinese companies officially started the construction of Serbia's Backi Breg-Srpska Crnja expressway on Wednesday. The 186-km route is expected to improve regional connectivity and boost economic growth. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BACKI BREG-CHINA-EXPRESSWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(231213) -- BACKI BREG (SERBIA), Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic (L, Front) and Serbian Minister of Defense Milos Vucevic (R, Front) look at an exhibition panel of Backi Breg-Srpska Crnja expressway in Backi Breg, Serbia, on Dec. 13, 2023. Chinese companies officially started the construction of Serbia's Backi Breg-Srpska Crnja expressway on Wednesday. The 186-km route is expected to improve regional connectivity and boost economic growth. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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Serbian, Chinese companies ink contracts worth half bln USD

STORY: Serbian, Chinese companies ink contracts worth half bln USD DATELINE: June 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of signing ceremony at a business forum in Belgrade 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): GORAN VESIC, Serbia's Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI XINGQIAN, Director general of the Department of Foreign Trade of China's Ministry of Commerce 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN BO, Chinese Ambassador to Serbia 5. various of signing ceremony at a business forum in Belgrade STORYLINE: Serbian and Chinese companies signed contracts worth over 510 million U.S. dollars at a business forum in Belgrade, the Serbian government said in a press release on Thursday. The signing of over 10 agreements between Chinese and Serbian companies was overseen by representatives from the two countries. A dozen Chinese enterprises in areas including agri-food, chemicals, mineral resources, wood processing, and services, attended the f