Russian PM: Serbia enjoys economic, political support

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić met on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

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Thursday, 21.06.2012.

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Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The meeting, held on the sidelines of a UN conference, focused on "furthering economic relations between Serbia and Russia", Tanjug learned from the president's office. Russian PM: Serbia enjoys economic, political support Beta news agency is reporting that Medvedev told the Serbian leader that the country can count on Russia's support when it comes to infrastructure and capital investments. He also stressed that Russia was supporting Serbia in its struggle to protect its territorial integrity, and the human rights of Serbs in Kosovo, the news agency learned from the Serbian presidency. Nikolic "thanked Russia and underlined the necessity to intensify cooperation between the two countries", according to this. The Serbian president has had a series of bilateral meetings with heads of state and government lined up on the sidelines of the UN Summit, and earlier today he conferred with high-ranking officials of Hungary, Turkey and Morocco, and had informal talks with the foreign ministers of Brazil and Bulgaria. "All meetings took place in a friendly atmosphere and mutual respect, and getting a date for accession talks with the EU was stressed as one of Serbia's key foreign policy goals," says the release. The three-day UN Earth Summit, Rio+20, started Wednesday, with 191 UN member countries participating, including 86 heads of state and government. Dmitry Medvedev (Tanjug, file) Beta Tanjug

Russian PM: Serbia enjoys economic, political support

Beta news agency is reporting that Medvedev told the Serbian leader that the country can count on Russia's support when it comes to infrastructure and capital investments.

He also stressed that Russia was supporting Serbia in its struggle to protect its territorial integrity, and the human rights of Serbs in Kosovo, the news agency learned from the Serbian presidency.

Nikolić "thanked Russia and underlined the necessity to intensify cooperation between the two countries", according to this.

The Serbian president has had a series of bilateral meetings with heads of state and government lined up on the sidelines of the UN Summit, and earlier today he conferred with high-ranking officials of Hungary, Turkey and Morocco, and had informal talks with the foreign ministers of Brazil and Bulgaria.

"All meetings took place in a friendly atmosphere and mutual respect, and getting a date for accession talks with the EU was stressed as one of Serbia's key foreign policy goals," says the release.

The three-day UN Earth Summit, Rio+20, started Wednesday, with 191 UN member countries participating, including 86 heads of state and government.

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