Li Keqiang

Bulgaria and China pledged on Thursday to deepen cooperation in the areas of infrastructure, nuclear power, agriculture and tourism.

This became clear after a meeting between Bulgarian Prime Minister and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang.

At a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said that Bulgaria could have an important role in improving the connectivity between Europe and China.

Borisov identified China as Bulgaria's primary partner in Asia and noted the broad range of opportunities to expand and deepen the cooperation between the two countries.

Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic and his counterparts from Eastern and Central European countries visited Beijing together with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang.

They on Wednesday traveled to the Chinese capital on a high-speed train from Suzhou via Shanghai.

The construction of a high-speed rail line between Serbia and Hungary will begin this year, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang said on Tuesday.

Serbian PM begins visit to China on Monday

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will on Monday begin his official visit to China, at the invitation of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang.

During the visit Vucic will take part in the fourth China-Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) summit.

China and Germany signed a deal on Oct. 29 that will see Chinese airlines buy 130 jets manufactured by Airbus Group SE, sending shares in the European plane maker higher.

The order, valued at $17 billion, was announced after Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel met China's Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on Oct. 29 that there must be a political solution to the crisis in Syria. 

China has repeatedly expressed opposition to the use of force to resolve the crisis in Syria, saying that a political solution was the only way out. 

Bulgaria is interested in an increased volume of Chinese investment into the country, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who is on a visit to Sofia on Friday.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has thanked China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang for his country's principled support of Serbia's territorial integrity.

During their meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, Nikolic also thanked him for the support of the Belgrade-Pristina agreement reached through dialogue.

Nikolic arrives in China, set to attend military parade

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has arrived in China for a state visit.

He will attend a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of victory over fascism in Beijing on September 3, the president's office said on Sunday.