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Serbia-China friendship is indestructible: Serbian PM

BELGRADE, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The friendship between Serbia and China is indestructible and their pragmatic cooperation has yielded fruitful results, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said here on Wednesday, stressing that cooperation with China is fully in line with Serbia's current and long-term interests.

The Serbian prime minister made the remarks when she met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

During the meeting, Wang conveyed the warm greetings from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Prime Minister Brnabic.

Serbia outfits its armor with Russia’s latest combat modules to boost firepower

BELGRADE, October 12. /TASS/: The Serbian defense company Yugoimport unveiled its latest Lazar III A1 armored personnel carrier outfitted with the latest Russian combat modules at the Partner 2021 international defense show running in Belgrade (Serbia) on October 11-14, TASS reported from the scene.

Lavrov having meeting with Serbian president in Belgrade

BELGRADE, October 10: Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is having a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, TASS reported from the site.

The talks are being held at the presidential palace, where the Russian delegation came immediately after arriving in Belgrade.

At the beginning of the talks, Lavrov and Vucic welcomed each other on the background of the two countries’ flags and continued the meeting behind closed doors.

 

Russians flock to Serbia for Western-made COVID-19 vaccines

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — When Russian regulators approved the country’s own coronavirus vaccine, it was a moment of national pride, and the Pavlov family was among those who rushed to take the injection. But international health authorities have not yet given their blessing to the Sputnik V shot.

So when the family from Rostov-on-Don wanted to visit the West, they looked for a vaccine that would allow them to travel freely — a quest that brought them to Serbia, where hundreds of Russian citizens have flocked in recent weeks to receive Western-approved COVID-19 shots.

Pipeline connection opens new opportunities for Serbia — Russian Deputy PM

ZLATIBOR, October 7. /TASS/: Completion of a pipeline connecting the TurkStream gas pipeline and the Hungarian gas transport system on the territory of Serbia provides the country with new development opportunities, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Thursday at the meeting of the Russian-Serbian intergovernmental committee for trade, economic and scientific-technical cooperation.

"Our joint efforts to complete construction of the Serbian gas pipeline segment and its commissioning provided energy security of Serbia for the long-term," the official said.

Serbia’s Vucic lets slip procurement of Russian Pantsir-S1M air defense systems

BELGRADE, September 15. /TASS/: Serbian President Alexander Vucic praised the quality of Russian weapons and announced the procurement of the Pantsir-S1M air defense system while examining the Serbian military exposition, dedicated to the Day of Unity, Freedom and National Flag of Serbia.

Belgrade will host Serbian-Russian Economic Forum on October 4-5 — minister

BELGRADE, August 10. /TASS/: The Serbian-Russian Economic Forum will take place in Belgrade on October 4-5, the press service Nenad Popovic, the minister in charge of innovation and technology in the Serbian government, head of the intergovernmental committee for cooperation with Russia, announced on Tuesday.

The event is sponsored by the Serbian government, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and the Russian Export Center.

It is noted that the forum will be the largest of all those held earlier.

Serbian Army Completes Biggest Joint Tactical Exercise In Decades

BELGRADE, Jun 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Serbian Army completed yesterday, a joint tactical exercise “Lightning Strike 2021” at the Pester training ground, in the south-western part of the country, said the government in a press release.

According to the press release, this year’s military exercise was the biggest joint tactical exercise in the past several decades.

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