Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday restated his country's adherence to the one-China principle, stressing that the Taiwan question is straightforward as it belongs to China.
Vucic reiterated the stance in an interview with China Media Group (CMG) during his state visit to China from Sunday to Thursday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
"To me, I don't understand all these people, all these people that are always trying to produce some problems, some issues where there are no issues regarding international public law. That's why my message would be the same. Taiwan is an internal Chinese issue. It belongs to China in accordance with UN Charter, full stop!" said Vucic.
Back in January 2024, Vucic also voiced his support for the one-China principle in another CMG interview, taking just 10 seconds to deliver his message.
On that occasion, he made a brief statement, stressing that Taiwan belongs to China and decisions regarding the matter rest solely with China.
Serbian president reaffirms adherence to one-China principle
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that China stands ready to strengthen mutual support with Azerbaijan in accordance with the consensus of the two heads of state.
While meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, on the sidelines of a United Nations Security Council high-level meeting on upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and strengthening the UN-centered international system, Wang said that strengthening and developing the China-Azerbaijan relations is not only a political decision of the two heads of state, but also the shared choice of the two peoples.
China is willing to work with Azerbaijan to advance Belt and Road cooperation, share development opportunities, and strengthen multilateral coordination, so as to better support the modernization efforts of both countries, said Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
China will fully support Azerbaijan in its role as the rotating chair of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, Wang said.
For his part, Bayramov said that Azerbaijan highly appreciates the four global initiatives proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, and firmly supports China on issues related to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
Azerbaijan is willing to elevate the comprehensive strategic partnership with China to a new level, Bayramov said.
China ready to enhance mutual support with Azerbaijan: FM
