On 4 December, Mr. Liang Jianquan, Vice President of CPIFA, met with H.E. Mr. Boris Tadic，former President of Serbia, H.E. Mr. Rosen Plevneliev，former President of Bulgaria and H.E. Mr. Zlatko Lagumdzija, former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The two sides exchanged views on cooperation between China and the Central and Eastern European Countries, China’s One Belt One Road Initiative, current world and regional situations as well as issues of common interests. 

Vice President Liang also briefed on the 19th National Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party at their request. 

The three former heads of states were invited to the Schwarzman College of Tsinghua University to be guest lecturers.