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BELGRADE, Oct. 8-- China and seventeen Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) kicked off a conference on innovation cooperation here on Tuesday, bringing governments, companies and academics in the innovation ecosystem to seek synergy. Over 270 Chinese participants from 11 provinces and 4 municipalities took part in the two-day conference, which on its first morning saw 12 agreements signed between Chinese and Serbian partners. The China-CEEC format was established in 2017. Since then, a series of gatherings of political and business leaders from China and 17 CEECs were held and resulted in enhanced cooperation between participating countries. Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said at the opening ceremony that Serbia wants to support wider cooperation throughout the CEECs when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence, robotics and digitalization. Wang Zhigang, the Chinese Minister of Science and Technology, said that CEECs have long been important partners to China in scientific and technology cooperation, where deep trust and friendship have been established. NEW MARKET In addition to political leaders, academics and businessmen on Tuesday morning thronged Hall 4 of the Belgrade Fair, where the conference took place. From Nicolaus Copernicus, Marie Curie to John von Neumann, Central and Eastern Europe gave births to a lot of remarkable innovators in history. | 
