(Beijing, 7 September 2012) Minister of Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Serbia, Prof. dr Žarko Obradović, who is appointed as national coordinator for the cooperation of the Republic of Serbia and the People's Republic of China to the mechanism of cooperation between the P.R. of China and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), participated in the founding conference of the Secretariat for cooperation between China and CEE countries, which was held in Beijing 4-6 September 2012. At the meeting of the national coordinators and at a special reception held by the Premier of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr. Wen Jiabao, Minister Obradović presented the development projects of the Republic of Serbia in the field of infrastructure, energy, telecommunications, environment, science, health, education and other areas. On this occasion, Mr. Obradović presented the Chinese side the invitation of the Serbian Prime Minister Mr. Ivica Dačić to hold the next meeting of the prime ministers of CEE Countries and China in Serbia in 2013. During the visit Minister Obradović met with the Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, and discussed current bilateral scientific and technological cooperation in order to further promote the strategic partnership between the Republic of Serbia and the People’s Republic of China.