BELGRADE (Serbia), June 21 (SeeNews) – China's ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang said two Chinese companies are interested in the privatisation of copper miner and smelter RTB Bor, as one of them also intends to set up a joint venture for the production of electric vehicles in the country.
One of the interested companies is based in the province of Hunan and operates the biggest gold mine in China, Manchang said in a video file posted on the website of Serbian news agency Tanjug on Tuesday.
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The other company is interested both in the privatisation of RTB Bor and the establishment of a joint venture in Serbia for the production of electric vehicles to be exported to Europe, Manchang said.
Representatives of both companies will visit Serbia in the beginning of July, he noted.
Chinese companies are also interested in the privatisation of Serbian agricultural company Poljoprivredna Korporacija Beograd (PKB), Manchang added.
In November, Serbia's economy ministry said the government is trying to strike a deal that will allow a big Chinese company to enter RTB Bor, as was the case of steel group Zelezara Smederevo.