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Prime Minister Ana Brnabic announced on Tuesday that the state's support to creative industries and culture as one of the basic preconditions for Serbia to transform and become an economy based on knowledge and innovations.

Protesters against the rule of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic - angered by the decision of the Belgrade city authorities last week to remove stickers reading "Vucic's lies" immediately after a rally - pasted thousands of new stickers along the route of Saturday's rally.

The stickers quoted Vucic's unfulfilled promises.

Belgrade press is reporting this today.

The minister welcomed the Chinese ambassador, who recently began her diplomatic mandate in the Republic of Serbia, and particularly emphasized excellent cooperation with the previous Ambassador of China Li Manchang, adding that he believes that successful cooperation will continue.

They are reporting about Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's announcement made in Davos that Chinese companies could set up an electric vehicle plant in western Serbia, in the area between Prijepolje to Krupanj.

Vucic on the occasion expressed his confidence that her tenure in Belgrade would leave"a special mark on the steely Sino-Serbian friendship," Tanjug reported, citing a a press release from the president's office.

Chen, who presented her credentials to Vucic, conveyed to him the greetings of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The Serbian president asked them to continue and accelerate the works, noting the project was hugely important for Serbia, Tanjug is reporting.

According to estimates, a large number of people could be working in western Serbia from 2024, when jadarite mining is expected to begin there, Vucic told reporters after the meeting.

According to Blic, Alibasic was prevented in this attempt by officers from the Security and Information Agency (BIA) and by the police.

Alibasic spent several hours before being arrested in a village near the Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Djurdjevi Stupovi, where he had been practicing martial arts in previous years, as well as tactical military training, and camping and survival.

The opening of the plant, that will manufacture electrical installations for the automotive industry, was attended by President Aleksandar Vucic.

The factory should employ about 2,000 people by 2020.

And the growth will be 4.4 percent in 2019, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic pointed out in an article written for Monday's edition of the daily Blic, the Serbian government said on its website.