First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic received today Ambassador of the Russian Federation Alexander Chepurin.

In the meeting, they discussed the prospects for further bilateral cooperation, focusing in particular on activities towards the promotion of economic relations between the two countries and the upcoming session of the Serbia-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation.

They agreed on the necessity to initiate the preparations for the marking of the 180th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Russia, to include holding a series of events throughout 2018.