Anniversary of Chinese Embassy bombing in Belgrade

As stated in the press release of the city Secretariat for Information, the Minister of Youth and Sports Zoran Gajic, Chinese Ambassador Chen Bo, as well as representatives of the Association of Serbian Journalists and numerous citizens paid their respects on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the bombing of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Belgrade.

"Serbia always remembers the NATO aggression and May 7, 1999, when the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade was destroyed by a terrible bombing. The Chinese citizens, who then lost their lives, chose to be with us, the Serbs, with their own free will and to share with us that very difficult time of suffering and death of innocent citizens, which is why they will remain in our eternal memory," Deputy Mayor of Belgrade Vesna Vidovic told Beoinfo.

Minister Gajic said that it is “our duty to remember and to pray to God for all those who lost their lives".

Ambassador Chen Bo thanked the Government of Serbia and the City of Belgrade, but also everyone who keeps the memory of the death of three Chinese journalist in the NATO bombing.

"The common memory of them reflects not only how much we cherish our traditional, ironclad friendship, but also the common aspiration for peace, independent politics, international justice. In today's international situation, it is more necessary than ever to adhere to the principles of the UN Charter, international law and the basic norms of international relations and to oppose hegemony," said Chen Bo.