into wrong, the innovation event is hosting the tech companies from all over the world. the full day for i'm start the west and sanctions have failed to cripple the rain in industry. i'll see correspondents of july, they filed this report from the events, innovation and technology may appear out of french for sanctions at iran. but you know, tex 2024 offers the window and to how far one has advanced and in digitizing key technologies was over 1000 companies from iran and around the world, participating in this tech event, as indeed have the opportunity to force connections and showcase their groundbreaking innovations spinning from state of the art a i, applications to cutting edge robotics. this is 7, access industrial robots. the 1st fun design and for the use in your for example, the technology, the for costing technology building and injecting machines. you put up like this

type of functions the, the foreign country for them. and i may fall within some of these type of, for the, bought the year on. now we have the knowledge of the design and producing many types of products. uh, related to the production line. this is i'm gonna talk to the printer. it means i need to man, the metal, the laser energy, and the missiles, how the uses display. that's an attempt to do see the we can through reduce all types of the objects. and devices that you need, it's all made in your on accept the multiple everything's is made in the wrong. this is a high take technology. um, uh, i think it out loud. the counselor is right now. have these even features different sections, each catering to specific demands of a star top ecosystem,

including the platform that connects tar tops with investors, promising and marketable ideas will be presented to investors wanna provide fledgling businesses with a financial leg up in the market for incident causes that this kind of ticket in the country is innovation potential can be showcased. experts, individuals with ideas or products suitable for marketing, participating the exhibition to outlined the roadmap for advancing and commercializing the products these events take place worldwide. the event is organized by trying to use technology, clark, which is referred to as well on silicon valley housing. some of the leading names in the countries technology sector. harvey says, says the launch of, you know, tax in 2012. it has nurtured numerous emerging tech companies, catapulting them to market success. companies participating in the exhibit, sion can engage in various programs, including or vers speech and other platforms where startups compete and showcase

their products. several have already secured funding and investments, enabling them to achieve success. over the past few years, more than 2500, the uranium companies have showcase their products and services. at the event. this gathering hundreds of millions of dollars in investments are expected to flow. not only from local accelerators, but also from it was critical trade partners to rectify that prevailing investment vacuum left by the absence of western companies. leaders from technology, parks and innovation centers from different countries, including russia, south africa, and china are attending the event in san juan discounts for talents and commercialize viable tech products. the south african delegate says, now that it one is a member of bricks. there are numerous contact opportunities in innovation and technology and waiting the country for you from between strains of sanctions. you would know that because i didn't recently became a member of bricks. it's one of the new members of the critics,

locals countries. and as such, these are some of the initiatives that we are doing and undertaking to strengthen pilots at all corporation, especially in science and innovation. i'm yeah, with the 7 startups. this is our 1st participation at email takes. we wanted to take this opportunity to, to come in into ex, also gauge what they'll put you into the gate to. i could be done between the 2 countries. as the western sanctions tightened their grip on different one, you industries, the government is increasingly capitalizing on domestic know how to keep the wheels of the economy. turning experts, a it was capacities had been overshadowed prior to the sanctions, but are now coming to light workers. there is a silver lining to the sanctions. the restrictions have compelled technology companies including those in attendance to strive for self sufficiency and creating cutting edge global technologies from the ground up. for instance,

there and barking on the development of artificial intelligence from scratch and standing on their own 2 feet. if one is going to, oh, it's karen to keep a rush for the faster row in technological trends as well. correct so. so the world's latest technology units, excess can receive an invited western check for us to take part for their opted out to stay safe from the repercussions he was sanction. or no, they won't, continues to capitalize, obviously on the charts on these vicious people seems to be confident that they could shoulder this heavy burden. they say all they need is a financial push. that's you know, tax and give them their usability are too many things to do when it gets hit on on the international this saturday with bank with plenty more the days latest in about 30 minutes. see the, the

joining me is my mind. you're sort of which minister of labor, employment veteran and social affairs, mister minister, thank you for taking the time to speak to us. let speaking of his present issues, visits, china is among the serbia's foreign direct investment partners. the number suggest chinese investment opportunities are currently providing 20000 jobs. what other opportunities does china have to offer? well, 1st and foremost, the say that the was it, the chinese president, she's in things represents both great on a and quite charlie for the people of serbia because it is the 2nd time that the chinese ladies visiting oliver, not so big country. and because during the his 1st day you were pin to or officer full 5 years, he decided to visit the only parents bellwood and with the best. and we believe that this was, it actually serves as yet another proof of iron clad friendship that's

beyond china. managed to, to, to, to, to construct or establish in the previous decade, you mention some of the numbers. and if you allow me, i will add sweets all the 12 years ago. all our overall exports to china. we're in a range of $6789000000.00 us dollars. so very minute scale. and coming to the previous year, 10 to $23.00. the increase to that to 1200000000. so the multiplied our exports to china in previous 10 or so years by a factor of 450, for example. so we can over the issue the lot during the course of all the strategic partnership and as we like to call them both sides a island flood friendship. but this particular visit,

which i can see the very important is also kind of a spring board for even further enhancement the father relation since various fields that just to mention 29 different the agreements that has been uh inc, or signed during the course of this of this visit, so of course the most important thing that we are working on right now is the free trade agreement between serbia and china that has been signed last year. and that will come into effect on july the 1st. so in less then, in less than 2 months, our overall trade exchange lead china is around $6000000000.00 us dollars. and we really believe that after this f t a comes into effect in 2 months, we will be able to increase its to more than $10000000000.00 us dollars in a very short period of time for a country. the size of the bill. this is

a you can understand extremely significant, i think. and you mentioned, of course the, the many chinese investments here with no president she mentioned use the very strong and the size. it words inside that for the people's republic of china, the republic of serbia, is the most important part, the country in the whole region of central and eastern europe. and that's, you know, a, something that the mattress much when expressed by such a great world leader, you know, and those words serve also as a kind of obligation for future endeavors. but let me give some couple of examples . you know, 3 of the chinese companies are now pop 3 exporters from so the i'm just thinking about chinese investments that came to set being last 5 for 6. yes. one of the most vivid examples concerning solve, a largest steel mills steel mill decks that exist bits for decades in the socialist

times. and all a big company with more than 5010 please. bucks stopping me, the night the 9th is the company was struggling. and off the year, 2000, we had to, to, to, to subsidize heavily on that company. yet we try to do the privatization in the early 2, thousands us steel and major american company came and bought that the largest steel mill is sort of yep, bought to dave are producing only losses and dropped a couple of years. they gave us the company back for $1.00, you know, and we still, again had to bleed hundreds of millions of euro's each year to a subs the subsidies just to keep it the operational, just to keep more than $5000.00 people on the paycheck and the whole city that depends. so that's the only one we were trying to find strategic partner who could be able to invest in new technologies to preserve the jobs, to preserve the operations. so that's very,

very important. the company. and it's also the chinese who decided to jump in to come to sub. yeah. so by that the company to praise their full employment to invest hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars into new technologies. and now the 1st bill meal is again, one of the top 3 exporters from sub you. how are these opportunities different from the opportunities presented by say that your opinion? well, 1st and foremost, the when we speak about the corporation with the people's republic of china, they can see the official badging to be of some kind of a benevolent bought because of another we speak about that kind of let me make some arrangements seem to feel that the economy there is, there are no political things attached to all. there is no political conditionality whatsoever imposed by the aging and that is a positive experience for us. i mentioned some of the examples you know, when they're needed to be some kind of a strong political decision from

a political level, the full southern companies to come to sub be a to invest. and that has proven to be very successful because those very chinese own companies are up exporters from serbia. so all those experiences are very good yet when we try to quantify that chinese, they wrecked investments this via now exceeds 5500000000 euros. a significant amount for serbia, but if we count in all the infrastructure projects that he has a they come together with the chinese partners. so speaking about highways about and foster able basis on that overall amount bills double. so it is more than 10000000000 then dealing years. and they told us in mind v o is, are very cautious and not to fall into any kinds of for that truck. unlike some of the world by countries which may look the dimension at this moment,

but the republicans suddenly offer a level of fiber public depths to g. d. p ratio is of a below 50 percent. so we're very cautious the are they below the most retry tyria? of the european union, the own stating 60 percent that you know, talk to a public, that's what you to pay, ratio and reveal never fall into any kind of a depth trip bots. veal of pools, use the proof of racial loans and credit to arrangements to further develop our infrastructure in our economy. what is certainly as role in the belts and road initiative and how does this benefit serbia and china? well, you know about the b r i and the overall idea how to increase connectivity between east asia, central asia, and then of course, the european a continent, africa as well. and you can certainly go a geographical location, the depth of the parts of that geographical area. i'm going to,

since the dawn of time to the central parts of the bulk and spinning sort of it's very the are situated was, you know, kind of a historical highway doing the roman empire. it was called the, the i'm really thought is that during the, of the amount in pirates plus gold, the other is stumbled road you know, and it is a geographical area. the beach best connects to the asia minor with central europe. so uh, really fast forward to the present time. of course, uh, you know, it is the best way to connect the ports on to a g n with the central europe is actually to the territory of the republic of serbia. so when we look at the white picture that we can recognize the interest for the increased connectivity and being able to distribute more easily, more hastily and more efficiently, all the goods, from example from china to central and western europe,

or vice versa. 40 republic of serbia, it bears with significance because to the end for us to develop into fob or infrastructure which is parts with either picture of the belt through the initiative of course you to manage to, to, to, to, to increase over internal connectivity. and that will give you the best example which is very well known to our citizens. and. and that is the fact that these have constructed together the dollar chinese friends and bought those. the fast relay between over to largest city is capital build rate. and the city of thought besides their i happen to live still and commute each day. so we connected the largest cities, which the thoughts right away. and it's now makes the 35 minute commute. so this is something that is a great risk significance for all over the country, and we are continuing with the construction of that phosphate away. and hopefully by the end of the 2026, it will be finished. and foss relatively connect,

we will connect the survey and capital valuate and to help him get around a capital of with a survey. a strategic partnership with china seems crucial and beneficial for the country, but it is highly criticized by european public. sions. why do you think that is, many of the many best countries, including the lead, think the leading countries of the european union, united states of america, and so on. average definitely not heavy because the republic of serbia a is not feeling to recognize intellectual, declared independence of causal and b is not failing to join the sanction of regime against the russian federation. so they are little they're using or x, or think a lot of pressure on or be in order to change those 2 very important political decisions regarding our price. so cost to ship and regarding our not willingness to join sanctions against russia. and they were using any pressure falling to that

they can find one of the pressure point is their dissatisfaction, that fish they do express with the alber cooperation with people's republic of china. but there is also a lot of people proceed in that venue. just the, you know, they can alter the fact that only 2 weeks ago, john, so the show. so germany was always the thing to be g officially meeting with the president sheet that just prior to the belt way to visit the president. she visited paris method president on the france and, and had the fuel commission that was the lo phone deadlines. then you just compared to did the trade or tour that one gemini, or one fonts has the people's republic of china and compare it with serbia. so no trade warranty on. it is even beyond the comparison. so sometimes when they do criticize us for all cooperation to china,

then they pushed that particular pressure pressure point. you know, the feel like there were double standards at the place and as an old latin proverb says, correlates it to you over. you normally said both of these lots it is suitable for a call. it is not suitable for an ox. we are too proud to accept, to be treated like an oxen and the name of the hungry and leader says the us abusing its power by meddling with the domestic affairs of member states and candidate states. i understand that you has some conditions for serbia. if it is to be accepted into the european blog, such as the decision to implement chapter $35.00 of the board agreement, do you share similar sentiments with the hon giving liter? well, is it so a mention, serbia is on. it's your a p and pat pat over the membership for more than 2 decades. of each have spotted

dollar negotiations on negotiating chapters more than 10 years ago now. and the know what are the rules of that process. but the problem is that what you're facing right now that the rules of are changing in the middle of the competition. so the rules that have insight and that's for valid for all the accession countries. since the ninety's in early 2, thousands actually does not apply any more to serbia, or some new additional rules are being trone in the game or impose over us. why, why that's matters. why is that important to us? for example, when we speak about the, the so called alignment of the 4 and a security policy, there was the cri, clear rule that existed when the process started. and normally, normally speaking, get this bill in place and that, that says that each exceeded the country needs to gradually align. it's for and

secure the policy all the way to the process. and then to fully 100 percent align with the date of the full membership a. but what's you're facing right now that's the major you remember countries are saying no, it doesn't, it doesn't all go that way anymore. they need all the candidate countries to for the online right now. although we are not able to give them the accession date, you're not able to tell them if they're going to become members in 5 years or 10 years, or 15 years. if it's still a moving target, you know, for us, and this is something that we cannot accept for the, from the common sense point to few. on top of the fact that the seat, some of our neighboring countries buy from the neighborhood. so don't you know, republican whole danielle that agree to the that the approach that have for the line that for and security policy, including the oldest sanctions against the russian federation,

bought debt to move them closer to the membership into you. unfortunately not. so this is also the messages, the 3, the 3 understand would that's in mind. you mentioned that famous chapter $35.00 that exists only for serbia. all the other countries have sort the 4 chapters in a way only that the additional chapter is easily imposed over us. and they're vish for us to somehow with police. the fact to recognize intellectual success, succession or father. southern problem is, and i must be clear about that. there's something that nobody asked us about that was a kind of unilateral imposed decision by the european union and their institutions . so of course, i can only agree with this definition provided by the hon. give them prime minister,

the good old one that, you know there is a, that desire need to be sure whatever the, to impose things either on the member states like hungry or impose over the candidate interest. but still, you know, we based on how the find secure was the policy on 2 pillars. one is full political independence and the 2nd these military neutrality it and we are not going to abandon either of these 2 pillars. speaking of western alliances, president others something which is said time and time again. his government is not interested in joining nato. why is that? we believe it is our southern a decision or a southern right to choose whether you're going to join any kinds of political, military alliance or not. and the overbuilding sentiment and, you know, a decision will follow, or people who judge by the government a sub. yeah. although, of course,

the government to is that the wish to remain fully sovereign and not showing on the lines in particular, not wishing to join the nato allies. you know, in the early, 2000 and some to speak about this enlargement process with the european union. there was a kind of formula, nate, the 1st is 2nd, then you should have seen in serious of cases. i mean all the central and eastern european countries that joined you 1st prior to the couple of years prior joined natal lines. but you see that that's the kind of formula is not working anymore, because in the western bolton's, we see countries like montenegro, like well being, you know, like sort macedonia, joining nato a couple of years ago. but still being kind of stuck in their pockets over the european union. so we cannot be blind to that fact and that is something that's all also needs to be counted. the account is that in the rules are changing and

the belief that joining the european union would be in the best interest of favicon through an abra people. and it is closely connected with the juvenile. i think culture reality is the position to very are in the very heart to do a pin continent. that's what's the acute of, of the soviet position of this policy that you, you all fear, jeff politics is that the board during 8 to different countries. there is only germany with more neighbors on the european soil than not so big country as the sub via is so of being connected using our utmost interest. then they look at the investments. then we look at our exports, v. r into connected to the european union very, very much. and what we have is an actual needs for our country, not people is convergence. converge us with all the central european surroundings.

converge us with the countries of like hungry, checked with public slovakia, romania and song. and when i say converges, i mean both economic conversions, political converges and convergence, security, vice, that does not mean joining nato. a has to be there and never do that. that is something that is rejected by the overall meaning majority of our people. but we do not wish to treat even natal is the kind of adverse survey or enemy they are part of the partnership for peace program. an awful thing more than 15 years. and we have a lot of cooperation problems because for us in a to, it's not just usa, for example, it is a good neighbor of hunger already a good neighbor of from mania oliver. a good neighbor of bo gave me, i'm going to negative. and so finally, i would like to address statements from the european commission. their argument is china is flooding the market with chinese products. they've restated the use

interest and readiness to impose tariffs on cheap chinese products. these developments have written down to the argument that the, even the united states are failing to compete with china district and. and how does the possession affect relations with serbia? it is a political reality that many of the people into your opinion and they're politically leads and their institutions are not happy with that. but extra, there is nothing they can do about that because there is no formal rule that they can impose or apply on us. because each and every free trade agreements that we make, including the free trade agreement that we have in the russian federation and the ration union. including the free trade agreements that they are preparing right now and that they will be signed very soon with the egypt to the tonight to their m rates. and other countries has that stipulation that they will be in effect until

serv yet joins the european union as a full member. whether it's will happen in 5 years, only 15 years. cool. can't say rights, not unfortunate to nobody in brussels. who's for it's a do do matter, but it is only logical that when that time comes, and so it'd be a, becomes a full member of the e u as a part of the block to be able to apply the same trade rules and regulations just by the rest of the european union. so, you know, again we come to that kinds of keep offices and they criticize us for using some opportunities that are good for our country. it's a good for our people, but the not offering the full membership on the other hand for membership in that and the european union for us is a free trade agreement is a great spring board. great to put unit 2 for our economy. you know? because right now, we are facing the chinese terrace and the custom duties that are in the range from

i believe the turkey 8 to 62 percent for different categories of goods. and then all starting to july, the 1st, some of these customs with these we will be totally up all the it sounds it will be gradually up all this and all or for the produce the goods are good. so they will be much, much more competitive on this huge chinese chinese market. but it also goes to that the other way around. it will make a lot of chinese investments or new chinese investments inside the easier but to be able, never allowed to be used. our country as a stage for serv combat vend things, i'm the, you know, a trade stipulation. so regulation that exists between 0 opinion and the people's republic of china. and of course, because of we don't have a kinds of free trade region with the european union as a country that countries the quiz, which has somebody's ation and association agreement. of course, then have

a chinese investor comes and produces stuff. q is being produced goods and we'll have access to the european union market. so there is nothing specific and that that is not a normal normal rule. so the game, the,

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