On February 19, 2014, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao attended at the invitation the reception celebrating the National Day and Armed Forces Day of Serbia held by Tatjana Panajotovic-Cvetkovic, Charge d' Affaires ad interim of the Serbian Embassy in China. Both sides made positive comments on China-Serbia relations and expressed willingness to further strengthen practical cooperation in various fields, to join hands to promote China-CEEC cooperation, and to push bilateral strategic partnership to a new stage.