Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stated in Moscow today that Serbia will continue to develop and improve economic, political and every other cooperation with Russia.

After a meeting with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, held on the sidelines of the International Export Forum, Brnabic underlined that the relations between the two countries are exceptionally good and that they are not harmed by Serbia’s European path.

She said that economic and political relations of Serbia and Russia are very good and announced that an agreement on strategic cooperation between the two countries to 2026 will be signed by the end of this year.

The Prime Minister said that she spoke with her Russian counterpart about projects in the field of energy and gas infrastructure, recalling that on 1 January of this year Serbia became a country of transit, which brings additional stability and security, but also additional revenues into the state budget.

Brnabic underlined that gasification of Serbia will be continued and that the signing of an agreement with Russian company Gazprom Neft on the takeover of the chemical plant Petrohemija from Pancevo is expected soon, which will bring additional stability and business activity to this company.

Infrastructural projects were also discussed, the Prime Minister said and expressed gratitude for the professionalism of Russian company RZD International during the construction of the fast Belgrade-Budapest railway.

The Prime Minister pointed out that the "Belgrade Diameter" project will be implemented in cooperation with Russian partners, adding that during the talks she drew attention to the importance of keeping the Russian market open for our agricultural products, fruits, vegetables and meat.

Brnabic said that she also talked with the Russian Prime Minister about future cooperation in the field of advanced technologies, biomedicine, and artificial intelligence, which is Serbia's strategic focus of development until 2030, and in which Russia is extremely successful.

If we manage to establish cooperation in that domain, it will mean that Serbia is progressing much faster and better, and for us every day is important to make up for what we missed during the 1990s and in the first decade of the 21st century, said Brnabic.

She said that Mishustin expressed gratitude for Serbia's principled position not to impose sanctions on Russia and added that she confirmed that Serbia will continue to pursue that policy.

Source: www.srbija.gov.rs
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