BEIJING,May1(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpinghasrepliedtoaletterfromSerbianworkersinHBISSmederevoSteelPlant.InaletterdatedMonday,XiencouragedthemtomakenewcontributionstotheChina-Serbiafriendship.XisaidthatduringhisstatevisittoSerbiain2016,hemetwiththeworkersface-to-faceattheSmederevoSteelPlantanddeeplyfelttheirsupportforthemutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenChinaandSerbia,andtheirhighexpectationsforabrightfutureofthesteelplant.Fromtheirletter,Xisaidhelearnedthatwiththejointeffortsofthemanagementteamsofbothsidesandtheworkersthemselves,thesteelplanthastakenonanewlook,providingstrongsupportforthedevelopmentofSmederevoCity.ItisagreatpleasuretolearnthatthesteelplanthasturnedlossesintogainsquicklyaftertheinvestmentofaChinese-fundedenterprise,withthejobsofmorethan5,000employeesguaranteed,andthousandsoffamiliesenjoyingapeacefulandhappylife,saidtheChinesepresident.Thedevelopmentoftheplant,hesaid,cannotbeachievedwithoutthededicationandhardworkoftheworkers,whohavebeenworkingdiligentlyforthequickgrowthofthesteelplantandhavewrittenanewchapterfortheiron-cladfriendshipbetweenChinaandSerbia.Igiveyou"thethumbsup,"Xisaid.Thesounddevelopmentoftheplantisastrikingepitomeofhigh-qualityBeltandRoadcooperationbetweenChinaandSerbiaaswellasaparadigmoftheirmutuallybeneficialcooperation,hesaid,addingthatthesteelworkersareparticipants,witnesses,contributorstoandbeneficiariesofChina-Serbiafriendlycooperation."Ihopeyouwillcontinuetodoyourownjobswholeheartedlyanddedicateyourselfenthusiasticallytotheoperationanddevelopmentoftheplant,soastomakenewandgreatercontributionstothesocio-economicdevelopmentofSerbiaandtheconsolidationoftheChina-Serbiafriendship,"Xisaid.ThirtyrepresentativesofSerbianworkersinHBISSmederevoSteelPlantwrotealettertoXi,expoundingonthelatestdevelopmentoftheplantanditsimportantcontributiontoimprovinglocalpeople'swellbeing.TheyalsothankedXiforshowingcareforandfacilitatingtheproject.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.