Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic arrived in Beijing on Sunday for his first state visit to China that will run through May 28.

During the visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang will meet with Vucic respectively to exchange views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of mutual interest.

Serbia is the first European country to agree with China on building a community with a shared future for the new era. It is China's important partner in southeast Europe.

Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, China-Serbia relations have been moving forward on a high level in recent years.

The two sides have firmly supported each other's core interests and major concerns, cemented political mutual trust, achieved fruitful cooperation, maintained close coordination on multilateral affairs, and enjoyed booming people-to-people exchanges.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that China stands ready to work with Serbia to build on the momentum of the visit to consolidate the iron-clad friendship, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, enrich people-to-people and cultural exchanges, strengthen coordination on multilateral affairs, and strive for more tangible outcomes in building a China-Serbia community with a shared future for the new era to deliver for both peoples.