Serbia Receives ‘Incredible Proposal’ From China On First Nuclear Power Station

France’s EDF and Russia’s Rosatom also said to have shown interest in new-build plans

Serbia Receives ‘Incredible Proposal’ From China On First Nuclear Power Station
Chinese president Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic and his wife Tamara Vucic before talks in Beijing. Courtesy Xinhua/Xie Huanchi.

Serbia has received an “incredible proposal” from China for the potential construction of the first nuclear power station in the European country, president Aleksandar Vučić said.

Following talks with Chinese premier Li Qiang, Vučić said he was pleasantly surprised by the conditions offered by China, especially the price and construction timeline.

He said: “They offered us incredible conditions for a nuclear energy project.”

Vučić is on his first state visit to China from 24 to 28 May. On 25 May he held talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing. According to a Chinese government statement the leaders hailed the “ironclad” friendship between the two countries and pledged to boost cooperation.

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