Mali welcomes Chinese ministers at Belgrade airport

BELGRADE - Members of a Chinese delegation to be accompanying Chinese President Xi Jinping on a two-day visit to Serbia arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday afternoon.

The first group of Chinese guests, which includes government ministers and officials of state institutions, was greeted at the Belgrade airport by Serbian Finance Minister and Deputy PM Sinisa Mali, accompanied by Minister of Internal and External Trade Tomislav Momirovic.

Xi, whose delegation has 400 members, will arrive in Belgrade in the evening.

Serbia and China are due to sign over 30 agreements.

The Chinese president, who is on a five-day tour of Europe, visited France on May 5 and will travel to Budapest after Belgrade.