More expensive to the average consumer in the us. Jen rogers, author and financial commentator told us he doubts the us has any alternative sources of you right now. If you dont have as much of your radio and coming in, the price goes up, even if you get it from another source. I dont know why the us is doing this, but somebodys probably making a mistake. Again, in recent months, the western countries have moved to, to expand their capacity to enrich uranium that was broaching the idea of a complete ban on russian imports in years to come. But some experts say they would need at least a decade to, to set the industry on an independent footing. So how can the us make up for the loss in supply . In the meantime . All the more reason not to do it is not too bad. This, i mean have maybe they have an answer, maybe theyve got some secret deposits out in the midwest or something. I have no. Busy maybe this, im in town. There are other countries that have you write him, but im sorry, i have no idea. I doubt if they do either. They always just say, dont worry, well take care of it. While were there, stay with archie international up next. That phone interview with serbia administer pneumonia star events by the take a fresh look around his life. Kaleidoscopic isnt just a shifted reality distortion by power to division with no real opinions. Fixtures designed to simplify will confuse who really wants a better wills. And is it just as a chosen few fractured images presented as 1st . Can you see through their illusion going underground can the, [000 00 00;00] the joining me is not mind your thought, which minister of labor, employment veteran and social affairs. Mr. Minister. Thank you for taking the time to speak to us about speaking with present and shes visits. China is among Service Foreign direct investment partners. The number suggest Chinese Investment opportunities are currently providing 20000 jobs. What other opportunities does china have to offer . Well, 1st and foremost, the, lets say that the was it, the, the chinese president , shes in think represents both great on a and quite charlie for the people of sub yet because it is the 2nd time that the chinese ladies visiting oliver, not so big country and because during the his 1st day you were pin to or officer full 5 years, he decided to visit the only parents bellwood and both of us. And we believe that this was, it actually serves as yet another proof of iron clad friendship thats beyond china. Managed to, to, to, to, to construct or establish in the previous decade, you mention some of the numbers and if you allow me, i will add suite all the 12 years ago. All our overall exports to china. Were in a range of 6789000000. 00 us dollars. So very many skills. And coming to the previous year, 2023. The increase to that to 1200000000. So the multiply to our exports to china in previous 10 or so years by a factor of 450, for example. So we can, over the issue, the log to during the course of all the Strategic Partnership. And as we like to call them both sides, a island flood friendship, but this particular visit which i can see the very important is also kind of a spring board for even further enhancement the father relation since various fields. Just to mention 29 different agreements that have been inc or signed during the course of this of this visit. So of course, the most important thing that we are working on right now is the Free Trade Agreement between serbia and china that has been signed last year and that youll come into effect on july the 1st. So in less then, in less than 2 months, our overall trade exchange wed, china, is around 6000000000. 00 us dollars. And we really believe that after this f t a comes into effect in 2 months, we will be able to increase it still more than 10000000000. 00 us dollars in a very short period of time for a country the size of so this is you can understand extremely significant, i think and you mentioned of course the, the many Chinese Investments here with no president she mentioned use the very strong and the size it words inside that for the peoples republic of china, the republic of serbia is the most important part. The country in the whole region of central and eastern europe. And thats, you know, a, something that the mattress much when expressed by such and rates, world leader, you know, and those words serve also as the kinds of obligation for future endeavors. But let me give some couple of examples. You know, 3 of the Chinese Companies are now pop 3 exporters from. So the, im just thinking about Chinese Investments that came to said the last 5 or 6. Yes. One of the most vivid examples concerning solve, a largest steel mills, steel mill dix that exists bits for decades in the socialist times. And all a big company with more than 5010 please. Bucks, stopping me, the night 9th is the company was struggling. And now after year 2000, we had to to, to, to subsidize heavily on that company. Yet we tried to do the privatization in the early 2 thousands us steel and Major American Company came in the box that the largest steel bill is sort of yep. Bought today, were producing only losses, and thats a couple of years they gave us the company back for 1. 00, you know, and we still, again had to bleed hundreds of millions of euros each year to a stops the subsidies just to keep it the operational, just to keep more than 5000 people in the paycheck and the whole city that defense. So thats, thats the only help we were trying to find Strategic Partner who could be able to invest in new technologies to preserve the jobs, to preserve the operations. So thats very, very important the company and its also the chinese who decided to jump in to come to sub yeah. To buy did the company to praise their full employment, to invest hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars into new technologies. And now the 1st bill meal is again, one of the top 3 exporters from sub you. How are these opportunities different from the opportunities presented by say that your opinion . Well, 1st and foremost, the, when we speak about the corporation with the peoples republic of china, they can say the official badging to be some kind of a benevolent bought because of another we speak about the economy and it make some arrangements seem to feel that the economy, there is, there are no political Strings Attached it to all, there is no political conditionality whatsoever imposed by the aging. And that is a positive experience for us. I mentioned some of the examples, you know, when there needed to be some kind of a Strong Political decision from the top political level, the full Southern Companies to come to sub be a to invest. And that has proven to be very successful because those very chinese on companies are both exporters from serbia. So all their experiences are very good yet when we try to quantify that chinese direct investments this via now exceeds 5500000000 euros a significant amount for serbia. But if we count in all the Infrastructure Projects that we have a they come together with the chinese partners. So speaking about highways about fos, real business on that overall amount bills double. So it is more than 10000000000 then dealing the risk. And they told us in mind v o is, are very cautious and not to fall into any kinds of for that truck. Unlike some of the world by countries which may look the dimension at this moment, but the republicans suddenly offer a level of fiber. Public debt to g. D. P ratio is of a below 50 percent. So they are very cautious severe. They below the most retry tyria of the European Union. They dont us, they think 60 percent uh, you know, talk to a public. Thats what you the pay ratio and reveal never fall into any kind of a depth trip bots. Veal of pools, use the proof of racial loans and credit arrangements to further develop our infrastructure and our economy. What is certainly as role in the belts and Road Initiative and how does this benefit serbia and china . Well, you know about the b r i and the overall idea how to increase connectivity between east asia, central asia and dental will say your piano continent advocate as well. And you can certainly go a geographical location, the depth of the parts of that geographical area. Im going to, since the dawn of time to the central parts of the bulk and spinning show of its very the are situated was, you know, kind of a historical highway doing the roman empire. Its whats called the the im really tied is that during the ottoman empire, its post gold. The assembled road, you know, and it is a geographical area. The beach best connects to the asia minor with Central Europe. So really fast forward to the present time. Of course, you know, it is that the best way to connect the ports on to a g n with the Central Europe is actually to the territory of the republic of serbia. So when we look at the wide picture that we can recognize the interest for the increased connectivity and being able to distribute to more easily, more hastily and more efficiently. Older goods from example from china to central and western europe or vice versa. 40 republic of serbia, it varies with significance because to the end for us to develop into fob or infrastructure, which is part of the either picture of the about through the initiative of course you to manage to, to, to, to, to increase over internal connectivity. And that will give you the best example which is very well known to our citizens. And, and that is the fact that these have constructed together with all the chinese friends. And both those, the fast relay between, over to largest city is capital build rate. And the city of all these sites there i happen to live still and commute each day. So we connected the largest cities, which of thoughts right away and it now makes the 35 minutes commute. So this is something that is of great, great significance for all the country and we are continuing with the construction of that fast right away. And hopefully by the end of the 2026, it will be finished and the fonts for the connect, we will connect the survey and capital valuate and to help him get around a capital of with a survey. A Strategic Partnership with china seems crucial and beneficial for the country, but it is highly criticized by european politicians. Why do you think that is . Many of the many of us are countries including the lead, think the leading countries of the European Union, United States of america, and so on. I would definitely like to not heavy because the republic of serbia a is not feeling to recognize intellectual, declared independence of causal and b is not feelings to join sanction, or shame against the Russian Federation. So they are little theyre using or extra think a lot of pressure on serbia in order to change those 2 very important political decisions regarding our price. So cost to ship and regarding our not willingness to join sanctions against russia. And they were using any pressure following to that they can find one of the Pressure Point is their dissatisfaction. That which they do express with the over cooperation with peoples republic of china. But there is also a lot of people for state in that venue, just the you know, they can alter the fact that only 2 weeks ago, console schultz. So germany was always the thing to be g officially meeting with president sheet that just prior to the bellwood visit presence, she visited paris method present in on the frauds and, and had the fuel commission that was the lo phone deadline. Then you just compared to did the trade or tour that one gemini, or one fonts has the peoples republic of china and, or with, with serbia. So no trade warranty on. It is even beyond the comparison. So sometimes when they do criticize us for all cooperation of the china, then they pushed that particular pressure Pressure Point. You know, the feel like they were double standards at the place. And as an old latin proverb says, correlates it to you over you normally said bully, what is suitable for a call. It is not suitable for an ox. We are too proud to accept to be treated like an ox and they never will be on gary and leader says, the e u is abusing its power by meddling with the Domestic Affairs of member states. Im candidate states. I understand that you has some conditions for serbia if it is to be accepted into the european blog such as the decision to implement chapter 35 of the board agreement. Do you share similar sentiments with the hon giving leader . Well, is this . It was mentioned, serbia is on its your appeal pat, pat over the membership for more than 2 decades of each have started dollar negotiations on negotiating chapters more than 10 years ago now and the know what are the rules of that process. But the problem is that what youre facing right now that the rules of are changing in the middle of the competition. So the rules that have insight and thats for valid for all the accession countries. Since the ninetys in early 2, thousands actually does not apply any more to serbia, or some new additional rules are being trone in the game or impose over us. Why is why that to mentor . So why is that important to us . For example, when we speak about the, the so called alignment of the for and security policy, there was the clean, clean rule that existed when the process started. And normally, normally speaking, get this bill in place and that, that says that each exceeded the country needs to gradually align. Its for and secure the policy all the way through the process. And then to fully 100 percent align with the date of the full membership. But once youre facing right now that the major you member countries are saying, no, it doesnt, it doesnt all go that way anymore. They need all the candidate countries to for the online right now. Although we are not able to give them the accession date, youre not able to tell them if theyre going to become members in 5 years or 10 years, or 15 years. It is still a moving target, you know, for us. And this is something that we cannot accept for the, from the common sense point of view. On top of the fact that the seat, some of our neighborhood countries by the name of the minister dont here republic, a whole band. Yeah. That agree to be that the approach that have for the line that for and security policy, including the oldest sanctions against the Russian Federation, bought a debt to move them closer to the membership into you. Unfortunately not. So this is also the messages, the 3, the 3 understand would thats in mind. You mentioned that fame was chapter 35 that exists only for serbia. All the other countries have sort the 4 chapters in a way only that the additional chapter is, is imposed over us. And theyre vish for us to somehow with police, the fucked to recognize intellectual success. So its a succession or father. Southern problem is, and i must be clear about that. Theres something that nobody asked us about that was a kind of unilateral imposed decision by the European Union and their institutions. So of course, i can only agree with this definition provided by the hon. Give them prime minister, the good old one that, you know there is a, that desire need to be sure whatever to impose things. Either on the e u. Member States Select hungry or impose over the candidate countries. But still, you know, we base our Point Security policy on 2 pillars. One is full political independence and the 2nd these military neutrality it and we are not going to bend on either of these 2 pillars. Speaking of western alliances, president other count that what youre said time and time again. His government is not interested in joining nato. Why is that . They believe it is, are southern a decision or a southern right to choose whether youre going to join any kinds of political, military alliance or not. And the overbuilding sentiment, and you know, a decision a follow are people who judge by the government, a sub, the whole goal. Of course, the government to is that the wish to remain fully sovereign and not showing on the lines in particular, not wishing to join the nato alliance. You know, in the early, 2000 and for me to speak about this enlargement process with the European Union. There was a kind of formula, nate, the 1st is 2nd, then you should have seen in the serious of cases. I mean all the central and Eastern European countries that joined you 1st prior to the couple of years prior joined natal lines. But you see that thats the kind of formula is not working anymore, because in the western boltons we see countries like montenegro like, or bane, you know, like sort macedonia joining nato a couple of years ago. But still being title stocks in the box over the European Union, so they cannot be blind to that fact. And that is something thats all also needs to be counted. The account to the in the rules are changing. And the belief that joining the European Union would be in the best interest of favicon through an abra people. And it is closely connected with the geographic culture. Reality is the position to very are in the very heart to do opinion confident and thoughts. But the, to the about the soviet position it is, can see that you, you also have your jeff politics, is that the board during 8 to different countries. There is only germany with more neighbors on the european soil than not so big country as this is. So of being connected is in our utmost interest, then they look at the investments, then we look at our exports, v, r into connected to the European Union very, very much. And what we have is an actual need for our country, not people is convergence. Converge us with all the Central European surroundings, converge us with the countries of like hungry check republic, slovakia, romania and so on. And when i say converges, i mean both economical versions, political converges and convergence, security, vice, that does not mean joining nato. A has to be there and never do that. That is something that is rejected by the overall meaning majority of our people. But we do not wish to treat even natal is the kind of adverse survey or adamant we are part of the partnership for peace program. An awful thing more than 15 years. And we have a lot of cooperation problems because for us in a to, its not just us say for example, it is a Good Neighbor of hunger already a Good Neighbor of from mania oliver, a Good Neighbor of bogus every im going to negative. And so finally, i would like to interest statements from the european commission. Their argument is china is flooding the market with chinese products. Theyve restated the use interest and readiness to impose tariffs on cheap chinese products. These developments have reunited the argument that the even the United States are failing to compete with china is true. And how does that use position effect relations with serbia . It is a political reality that many of the people in the European Union and theyre politically leads and their institutions are not happy with that. But extra, there is nothing they can do about that because there is no formal rule that they can impose or apply on us. Because each and every Free Trade Agreements that we make, including the Free Trade Agreement that we have in the Russian Federation in the region union, including the Free Trade Agreements that youre preparing right now. And that, that will be signed very soon with the egypt to the tonight to their m rates. And other countries has thats depletion, that they will be in effect until serv yet joins the European Union as a full member. Whether its what happened in 5 years, only 15 years, corporate se writes not unfortunate to nobody in brussels, who was for it. So do, do matter. But it is only logical that when that time comes, and so itd be a, becomes a full member of the e u as a part of the block to be able to apply the same trade rules and regulations just by the rest of the European Union. So, you know, again we come to that kind of keep offices and they criticize us for a, using some opportunities that are good for our country. Its a good for our people. But the not offering the full membership on the other hand, full membership in that and the European Union for us is a Free Trade Agreement is its a great spring board, right . To put unity for our economy. You know, because right now we are facing the chinese terrace and the custom duties that are in the range from i believe the turkey 8 to 62 percent for different categories of goods. And then all starting to july, the 1st, some of these customs you with these we will be totally abolished. Somebody will be gradually, a politician and all are produced, the goods are good, so they will be much, much more competitive on this huge chinese chinese market. But it also goes to the other way around. It will make a lot of Chinese Investments or new Chinese Investments in sub be easier. But to be bill never allowed to be used of a country as a stage for serv combat vend things. Im, you know, a trade stipulation, so regulation that exists between 0 opinion and the peoples republic of china. And of course, because of we dont have a kind of free trade regime with the European Union as a country that country which has somebodys ation and association agreement, of course then have a Chinese Investor comes and produces stuff. Q is being produced goods and well have access to the European Union market. So there is Nothing Specific and that it is not a normal normal rule. So the game, the me 0 you should it should. So with the general mind scam, i dont only neil m dot gov, i the that i need this dive yet. Give us condition where image started pressed. Ok branch to show us what were just pushing when they come or sure, absolutely. We have to put it on the floor. So grandchildren, if i gave me that doesnt matter a certain name really quick here. That wouldnt be able to log in to visit with dukes or cuz you talked to his tours to perform the but i just she was with into some whole sure, you know, trying to settle or shift from sister i was in the or layoff courtney church. The were, were one there or to very heavy or a shave or last know my orders. Those are here for the former in june gate to their mom or if theres yeah, order santori does your or the its, its almost like almost a cliche in the west. But this whole idea of with my to the last refrain in some truth behind it. I mean, think about it for the american, a 60000000000. 00 for the reason. A package, not a lot of money. A lot of money stays within the United States in terms of the defense contracts and the like and pulled out money that, you know, they buy time, they prolong the war, but keep russia busy. You know, this is the, ultimately, this, what the west is doing is on the file, you know, trying to preserve west to take him and the other way, not to see whats printing was, are out there. So, so the, just a waste of course, we need the last name was needed, read it was can, when we used to be imagine we have some more more for someone who has this relationship to the, the, the at least 10 people have been killed and many more wound as the idea of choice wrong in southern gaza. The south africa calls for more measures from the i c. J to restricts the idea of offensive and dropbox. Thats is another country libby islands, that support to the genocide case against israel. Also it has the you are ready the, your charter with your own hands. Israel representatives read the un charter and its the actual protests to the general assembly, which is overwhelmingly passed the resolution to expand and all those things right at the world body and western countries are displeased with those who refuse to