(Beijing, 12 June 2014) Organized by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and the CEE countries and the Government of Ningbo, a Ministerial conference on the promotion of economic cooperation and trade between China and CEE countries was held in Ningbo 7-9. June 2014. Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng hosted the representatives of 16 CEE countries. Serbia was represented by the State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Stevan Nikčević.

All parties underlined commitment to the further development of cooperation between China and CEE. In his speech, S. Nikčević stressed readiness of Serbia for further development of strategic partnership with the People's Republic of China, especially in the area of economic cooperation. He invited Chinese investors to invest in Serbia.

S. Nikčević had separate meetings with the Vice Minister of Commerce of China Zhong Shan and Vice-MFA of Hungary P. Szijjártó, as well as a short courtesy meeting with the State Councilor Yang Jiechi.

During the Conference, CEE countries' Products Fair was held in Ningbo. The participation of Serbia was organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia and the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce.