Milos Vucevic, Serbia's deputy prime minister and minister of defense (fifth from right), Goran Vesic (fourth from right), Serbia's minister of construction, transport and infrastructure, and China's Ambassador to Serbia Li Ming (sixth from left) attend the track connection ceremony for the Novi Sad-Subotica section of the Hungary-Serbia high-speed railway on April 25, in Backa Topola, Serbia. [Photo by Liu Yuxin/China Railway International Group]

The Hungary-Serbia railway project reached a notable milestone on Thursday, when the track-laying for the Novi Sad-Subotica section was completed in the Serbian city of Backa Topola.

The 108-kilometer Novi Sad-Subotica railway section is part of the 342-km Hungary-Serbia high-speed railway, a landmark Belt and Road Initiative project.

A Chinese consortium formed by the China Railway International Group and China Communications Construction Company undertook the construction work in Serbia.