Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that he discussed the Balkans, especially Serbia, in most meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to the Serbian agency Tanjug, Lukashenko made the comments during a meeting with Dragomir Karic, Chairman of the Belarusian Friendship Group of the Serbian Parliament, in Minsk on Tuesday (December 7).
“I must tell you that almost every time I meet with President Putin, I talk about the Balkans. Who do we have in the Balkans? Yes, we have Serbia. It has always been the stronghold of the Slavs in the Balkans. It is still “, Lukashenko was quoted as saying.
“We often talk about the problems you face. We are committed to very good cooperation”, the President of Belarus added.
According to a report by Belarusian News Agency, the Belarusian News Agency, during the meeting with Karić, Lukashenko said that Serbian President Alexander Vucic was aware of regular dialogue and pointed out that Vucic and Putin met in Sochi in November.
Vucic stated in Sochi that the price of Russian natural gas in Belgrade will remain at 270 US dollars per thousand cubic meters in the next six months. He called it an “incredible price” because the current natural gas price on the stock exchange exceeds per thousand. US$1,000 per cubic meter. cubic meter.
On December 2, the media reported that Russian Defense Minister Shoigu and Serbian Interior Minister Alexander Vulin agreed to expand and strengthen military cooperation between the two countries at a meeting in Moscow.
“We always have questions to discuss with our Serbian friends. In recent years, cooperation between Russia and Serbia has become vibrant and diversified,” Shoigu said.
As far as he is concerned, Wulin stated that according to the bilateral agreement between the two countries, the Russian Ministry of Defense will open an office in Belgrade in the near future.
Martial arts According to reports The office will open soon, and “only technical issues remain”. Vulin also announced the acquisition of the new Russian air defense system Pantsir.
Shoigu said: “The two heads of state have agreed to further develop bilateral cooperation in various fields including national defense.”
Many pro-European Serbs are surprised that although the Serbs are clearly far away from the European Union, Brussels has agreed to open another alliance negotiation with Belgrade.
As if to know. This morning my dad’s flag fell on the floor accidentally. I left it there for a while.
The decision to start K4 with Serbia at this exact moment put another nail in the coffin of the country’s EU enthusiasm pic.twitter.com/TmlIQMj1ad
— Srdjan Cvijic (@srdjancvijic) December 8, 2021
Group 4 on the Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity will officially open at the Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels, covering four negotiation chapters on transportation policy, energy, trans-European networks, and environment and climate change.
[Edited by Benjamin Fox]
