26.04.2020.

Chinese doctors visited the “Defence 78” exhibition

Today, a six-member team of medical experts from China, who are helping Serbia fight the coronavirus, visited the “Defence 78” exhibition of the Ministry of Defence at the Belgrade City Museum, dedicated to defending the country from NATO aggression.

During the tour, members of the delegation paid special attention to the part depicting the bombing of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Belgrade in 1999, when three Chinese citizens were killed and a number of others were injured, as well as to segments dedicated to civilian victims of NATO aggression.
After the tour, Head of the Chinese expert team, Peng Zhiqiang, emphasized that China would not forget 1999.

- China opposed the US decision that NATO should bomb the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. China also demanded in the Security Council that the situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia be resolved within that country and that other countries should not interfere in the internal affairs of a sovereign country. But for various reasons, they nevertheless took action - Dr Peng emphasized, noting that China has always had the right attitude.

Speaking about the bombing of the Chinese embassy in 1999, he pointed out that the Chinese people never believed that it had been bombed by accident or by mistake.

- The Chinese will certainly not forget that period. I feel sorrow for all Serbia’s victims and I would like to express my respect and admiration for you,” said Dr Peng Zhiqiang, Head of the Chinese delegation.

The fact that all six doctors wished to leave a note in the Museum Guest Book speaks of the strong impressions the “Defence 78” exhibition has made on them.
Assistant Minister for Defence Policy, Milan Ranković, MSc and Colonel Duško Šljivančanin, Head of the Department for Tradition, Standard and Veterans also attended the exhibition tour.

“Defence 78” is a multimedia and interactive exhibition that uniquely depicts the heroic defence of the country during the 78 days of NATO aggression, which began with the attack on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 24th March, 1999, without the approval of the United Nations Security Council. The exhibition is dedicated to members of the military, police and civilians, among whom, unfortunately, were many children.