Roundup: Serbia benefits from 3rd BRI forum -- media, experts

BELGRADE, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Local media reports and experts believe that Serbia's participation in the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation has strengthened the country's economic ties with China, gave a boost to trade exchanges between the two countries and promoted further profitable joint investments in manufacturing.

In Beijing, the Serbian delegation led by President Aleksandar Vucic signed more than ten agreements with China during the forum held on Oct. 17-18. Of these, the China-Serbia free trade agreement elicited the most attention from both the media and experts.