Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said he is looking forward to meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, whom he described as a "true friend," and added that China has always supported Serbia. Xi will pay state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5 to 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday.

"We'd like to see President Xi because we consider him as a true friend. And he'll see dedicated approach and the real love from Serbian people because China has always been on the side of international public law, always being supportive to us, as we have always been supportive to China," said Vučić in an exclusive interview with China Media Group in the capital Belgrade.