
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday that he used his participation in the military parade in Beijing to see "what would be of interest to be bought for the needs of the Serbian army, so that it would be a deterrent to any possible aggressor from the neighborhood".
"It is no coincidence that Pristina, Zagreb and Tirana formed a military alliance. And, they didn't do it because of Austria, Hungary or Slovenia, but because of Serbia. They did it against Serbia," Vucic told reporters in Beijing.
He stressed that Serbia "will not affect anyone", but that it is strengthening its army to "preserve territorial integrity".
Kosovo, Albania and Croatia signed a declaration in Tirana on March 18, through which the countries commit to strengthen cooperation in the field of defense and security.
The Croatian government told Radio Free Europe that the statement of the three states does not aim to create any military alliance.
Speaking about the Chinese army's military parade and the possible purchase of weapons from it, Vucic said that Serbia is not interested in Chinese ballistic and hypersonic missiles, but that China has high-end multifunctional aircraft and modern helicopters.
The Serbian leader told reporters in Beijing that he had meetings with representatives of 11 companies, with whom he also discussed the introduction and use of flying cars in Serbia.
"Companies are from different fields. The use of artificial intelligence will be very important for us in the future," Vucic said.
Commenting on the talks with representatives of the Chinese company Zijin, he said that Serbia is interested in further purchases of gold from this company, which is the majority owner of the Boron Mining-Metallurgical Treatment Complex.
"We had meetings with important energy companies. We talked to the Xpeng company about flying cars. I believe that next year, by December 1, we will be able to show people how they work in Serbia and that they will be in use during the Ekspo2027 exhibition in Belgrade," he said.
He added that during his visit to China, he met with 12 world leaders, including Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Indonesian President Prabovo Subjanto and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Vucic and the prime minister of Slovakia were the only European leaders to attend the military parade with which China marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's guests were Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and other heads of state and government, including those from Belarus, Iran and other countries./REL