Ambassador expects Putin to visit Serbia in 2013

Serbia expects Russian President Vladimir Putin to come for a visit this year, Serbian Ambassador in Russia Slavenko Terzić stated in Moscow on Wednesday.

Source: Tanjug

Wednesday, 13.02.2013.

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MOSCOW Serbia expects Russian President Vladimir Putin to come for a visit this year, Serbian Ambassador in Russia Slavenko Terzic stated in Moscow on Wednesday. The ambassador said that preparations for an agreement on strategic partnership between the two countries were underway and that Putin's visit could be used for the signing of the document. Ambassador expects Putin to visit Serbia in 2013 The ambassador, who delivered credential letters to Putin on January 24, said that the political, economic and cultural ties between Serbia and Russia were developing well and recalled that the Russian president had visited Belgrade once and that his Serbian counterpart had been to Moscow twice. Terzic stated that Serbia was not willing to recognize Kosovo's independence for the sake of EU integration. According to him, Serbia wishes to conduct talks with representatives of the Albanian minority and is willing to offer the highest degree of autonomy to ethnic Albanians. “Nevertheless, we will never recognize Kosovo as a state,” ITAR-TASS has reported Terzic as saying. He expressed gratitude to Russia “which has always supported Serbia on this matter”. The ambassador added that European partners did not fully understand the problem connected to the destruction of Serbia's cultural heritage in Kosovo, RIA Novosti has reported. “Regardless of this, Serbia is preparing for EU membership,” he noted. Speaking about the possibilities for Serbia to purchase Russian aircraft MIG-35, the ambassador stated that the matter was being discussed and that Serbia expected to buy the planes at a lower price. Vladimir Putin (Tanjug, file) Tanjug

Ambassador expects Putin to visit Serbia in 2013

The ambassador, who delivered credential letters to Putin on January 24, said that the political, economic and cultural ties between Serbia and Russia were developing well and recalled that the Russian president had visited Belgrade once and that his Serbian counterpart had been to Moscow twice.

Terzić stated that Serbia was not willing to recognize Kosovo's independence for the sake of EU integration.

According to him, Serbia wishes to conduct talks with representatives of the Albanian minority and is willing to offer the highest degree of autonomy to ethnic Albanians.

“Nevertheless, we will never recognize Kosovo as a state,” ITAR-TASS has reported Terzić as saying.

He expressed gratitude to Russia “which has always supported Serbia on this matter”.

The ambassador added that European partners did not fully understand the problem connected to the destruction of Serbia's cultural heritage in Kosovo, RIA Novosti has reported.

“Regardless of this, Serbia is preparing for EU membership,” he noted.

Speaking about the possibilities for Serbia to purchase Russian aircraft MIG-35, the ambassador stated that the matter was being discussed and that Serbia expected to buy the planes at a lower price.

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