Vucic to travel to Russia and meet with Putin in December

Vucic to travel to Russia and meet with Putin in December

"First of all, I want to fulfill the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who asked me to wish you all the best and said that he is looking forward to your visit in December of this year, the agreed date that suits you," said Matviyenko.

According to her, Russia hopes that this visit will give new impetus to developing Russian-Serbian relations - and the agency reports that Matviyenko said that a large number of documents on bilateral cooperation are being prepared, which will be signed during the visit.

The Russian official also said that her country "respects the principled position of Serbia and its resolve to strongly resist requests from abroad to stop cooperation with Russia" and also "welcomed Serbia's decision not to join NATO, and Belgrade's refusal to impose sanctions on Russia."