Serbian ambassador praises commitment to poverty eradication

Serbia's top envoy in Beijing has said that he is impressed by China's determination to eradicate poverty by the end of this year despite the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Milan Bacevic, Serbian ambassador to China, told China Daily that he is glad to see China has remained committed to poverty reduction to move closer to the goal of creating a moderately prosperous society in all aspects.

The goal has been repeatedly emphasized by President Xi Jinping, and is also highlighted in the Government Work Report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang on Friday.

"I am especially pleased with the intention of the Chinese leadership to propose a package of policies to support the development of Hubei province, which suffered the most under the epidemic, as the part of its regional development strategy," the ambassador said.

He said he is convinced that by having fulfilled the development goals in 2019, as stated by Li, China is ready to continue with reforms and opening up to the world.

He noted that transformation of the model of economic growth in the direction of new type of infrastructure will play an important role in this process.

"That will innovate the fields of cooperation between other countries and China," he said, adding that he believes Serbia will participate in such cooperation in the near future.

At a time of the ongoing fight against the pandemic, in which the Chinese people have borne a heavy burden, China continues to promote its role as a responsible partner and actor in helping others resist the global health crisis, the ambassador said.

He said Serbia is deeply grateful for China to offer medical assistance and send medical experts to help the country combat the disease.