President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić met today with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Alexander Grushko, with whom he agreed that each visit of Russian officials represents a confirmation of a high degree of mutual understanding and testimony of good Serbian-Russian cooperation. President Vučić expressed hope that we could arrange visits of high-ranking Russian officials, including the visit of President Putin. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko, as the closest associate of Minister Lavrov, expressed assurances regarding further improvement of the already close cooperation between the two countries.

In addition to bilateral relations and future joint projects, President Vučić and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko also discussed the situation in the region and, in this regard, the course of the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština. President Vučić pointed out that the Serbian delegation had a difficult day in Brussels, but it firmly represented state and national interests, fighting for a political compromise. On this occasion, he thanked Russia for its active support in defending the integrity and independence of Serbia in international forums.

President Vučić also thanked Russia for its help during the COVID-19 pandemic and for the deliveries of the Sputnik V vaccine, and especially for the joint production of those vaccines at the Torlak Institute, whose trial commissioning he officially launched with President Putin.

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