Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow remains committed to existing and future agreements with Serbia. He added that talks are underway on gas supplies and a new long-term contract. He made the remarks during a meeting in the Russian capital with pro-Russian politician and former senior Serbian state official Aleksandar Vulin, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.
According to Lavrov, he has long known Vulin as “one of Serbia’s leading politicians.” As he put it, the latter “understands political processes very well and always manages to identify the main goal in them: the interest of the Serbian people.”
The Russian top diplomat also mentioned that Vulin is chairman of the Supervisory Board of the company Srbijagas. This role, he continued, “reflects the common aim of cooperation with mutual benefits.”
“Talks are underway on future gas supplies and a new long-term contract. I know that the general director of Srbijagas, Dušan Bajatović, has also been here,” Lavrov said. He added that Russia remains fully committed to “all our agreements, both past and future.”
Srbijagas is a Serbian public enterprise engaged in the import, supply, transport and distribution of natural gas in the country. It plays an important role in Serbia’s energy relations with Russia, from which the country secures a large share of its natural gas. Energy cooperation remains central to agreements between Russia and Serbia.
