The President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, received the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko today, with whom he discussed preparations for the upcoming visit to the Russian Federation and the meeting with President Vladimir Putin, as well as joint Serbian-Russian projects and current regional and global issues.

President Vučić emphasized the importance of his upcoming visit to Moscow, having in mind the reputation and influence of the Russian Federation and President Putin on the world political scene, as well as in world economic trends. Ambassador Botsan-Kharchenko said that he was convinced that this visit would also be successful, as well as all previous ones, given the friendly relations and good cooperation between the two countries.
 
The interlocutors assessed that the forthcoming visit of President Vučić will be the continuation of exceptional political dialogue between Serbia and Russia, which is intensifying from year to year, and that it represents an expression of mutual desire for all-round progress in cooperation between the two countries.
 
On this occasion, President Vučić said that President Putin understood the position of Serbia and reiterated his gratitude for the support on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, i.e., the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia.
 
President Vučić and Ambassador Botsan-Kharchenko discussed activities after the session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Trade, Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation and the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government Yury Borisov.
 
President Vučić emphasized that the realization of joint infrastructure and energy projects is being realized in accordance with the deadlines, and that in parallel we are working on other concrete proposals for closer cooperation in numerous areas of mutual interest.
 
In addition to bilateral relations, President Vučić and Ambassador Botsan-Kharchenko also discussed current issues in the region and the world.
 
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