News They chose Scholz, not Xi: Serbia refused multibillion-dollar cooperation with China by alex 19.07.2024 written by alex 19.07.2024 45 They chose Scholz, not Xi: Serbia refused multibillion-dollar cooperation with China Irina Chebotnikova Serbia has opted for the EU in lithium mining/Channel 24 collage, photo from Getty Images Lithium will be mined there together with Germany and the EU, without the Chinese. This decision will bring Serbia closer to the European Union. President Aleksandar Vučić firmly rejected negotiations on lithium mining with China. Journalists have already called this step by Belgrade a turn towards Europe. It is interesting that Serbia was talked about as one of the priority countries for Beijing next to Hungary and France. Why they refused to mine in Serbia lithium together with China We will be able to produce 58 thousand tons of lithium annually. This is enough to produce 1.1 million electric vehicles. Therefore, we will be able to provide approximately 17% of the European market. We want to preserve, as far as possible, the process of creating added value in our country. We want to establish the production of batteries in our country and export only part of the lithium in the form of raw materials,” explained Aleksandar Vucic. The lithium mine project is going to be implemented by the international mining giant Rio Tinto. In Serbia they hope that this will allow the development of the automotive industry, because lithium is needed for the key element of electric vehicles – batteries. The country is negotiating the production of batteries with the concerns Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Stellantis. South Korea is also interested. But the Chinese were refused. “They very clearly expressed their interest in gaining access to this lithium deposit. However, we told them that we are discussing this topic with the Europeans. We are loyal to Europe,” Vucic said. On July 19, they will sign a memorandum of understanding with the European Commission. Will be present Olaf Scholz. 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail alex previous post We will put the fleet on a chain: Scholz and Macron will intensify the fight against Russian tankers next post “Black man”: Biden could not remember the name of the head of the Pentagon (video) You may also like US urges China to pressure North Korea to... 30.10.2024 Israeli strike on Iranian missile assembly base: Satellite... 30.10.2024 Grom-E1 aerial bomb: what is known and why... 30.10.2024 Kadyrov says Ukrainian prisoners of war killed in... 30.10.2024 Explosions in Sumy: What are the consequences of... 29.10.2024 Among the seized Russian property in Finland is... 29.10.2024 GUR carried out arson of city hall in... 29.10.2024 New Step Against the EU: Orban Plays Along... 29.10.2024 Preparing for train derailment: SBU detains FSB accomplices 29.10.2024 Romania Takes Important Step to Shoot Down Russian... 29.10.2024 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ