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[text/qi qian, observer network] on the 4th local time, the opening ceremony of the upper milanovac ring road project in serbia, undertaken by a chinese enterprise, was held.

according to reports from serbia's politika and the presidential website, serbian president vucic delivered a speech at the ceremony that day, saying that this modern highway winding around this beautiful hilly area "makes people feel like they are in austria or switzerland." in his speech, he especially thanked "chinese friends" because "without your help, we would not have been able" to complete the construction of the highway.

"only by believing in ourselves and our own abilities can we build a modern serbia." vucic congratulated the ring road project on its smooth opening and thanked the employees involved in the construction for their unremitting efforts and important contributions. he mentioned that in english "belt road" and "heart bypass" use the same word, just as blood circulation is vital to the body.infrastructureit is the lifeblood of the country.

vucic pointed out that the upper milanovac ring road, worth more than 30 million euros (approximately 230 million yuan), was built to the highest standards, which not only alleviated local traffic pressure, but was also important to serbia’s regional economic development. significance. he said: "this highway will bring us higher wages and pensions, bring factories and job opportunities to local residents, and create a happier and better life."

vucic emphasized that serbia will always remember china’s help. without china, this project would not be possible. "i want to thank our chinese friends because without you we couldn't have done this. i will never forget what our chinese friends have done for us."

he also expressed the hope that chinese companies would continue their efforts and bring more benefits to the serbian people through high-quality project performance and construction.

on the same day, in addition to vucic, the opening ceremony was attended by chinese ambassador to serbia li ming, serbian minister of construction, transport and infrastructure vesic, and mayor of upper milanovac dejan kovacevic.

"without good roads, no region can develop," kovacevic said at the ceremony. after the ring road project is opened to traffic, it will greatly shorten the commuting time of residents and ensure smooth flow of all trucks. he pointed out: "this will significantly improve the lives of approximately 25,000 residents, increase industrial production potential, and contribute to local economic development."

according to cctv news, the upper milanovac ring road is 9.4 kilometers long and is constructed by china power construction corporation of china.

the project is located in the city of upper miranovac in central serbia. the project officially started construction in july 2022. it is the first contracted and implemented project in the "4+1" infrastructure construction project in central and western serbia. it is also the first project signed and implemented in upper miranovac. it is the largest construction project in the city of nowac in the past 30 years. during the implementation of the project, all localized labor was adopted, creating a large number of job opportunities for serbian and surrounding residents. the project is completed and opened to traffic, which is of great significance for diverting urban and transit traffic, reducing traffic pressure in the urban area, and improving urban traffic safety and air quality.

li ming said that the smooth opening of the ring road project was the result of the joint efforts of all parties. he expressed his gratitude to the serbian government for its long-term strong support and trust in the construction of chinese-funded enterprises in serbia, and expressed his gratitude to the chinese enterprises for overcoming various challenges and completing the project on time. he expressed his affirmation of the completion of the quality project and expected chinese enterprises to take this as a new starting point to implement more china-serbia cooperation projects with greater enthusiasm and continue to make new contributions to improving the well-being of the two peoples.

in april last year, the opening ceremony of the new belgrade-sulcin section of serbia's e763 highway built by chinese enterprises was held in belgrade.

vucic said at the time that there is an old saying in china, "if you want to be rich, build roads first"; roads bring advantages, bring happiness, bring progress, and bring investors. he promised to continue investing heavily in road and railway infrastructure construction in the future, and thanked chinese friends for always standing with serbia. serbia will continue to maintain and promote the friendship between serbia and china.

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