“Moscow and Belgrade are strategic partners. We are aimed at deepening mutually beneficial cooperation in a wide range of areas, ”the material in the Rossiyskaya Gazeta says.
It is specified that the development of relations with Russia does not depend on the intention of Serbia to negotiate accession to the European Union.
“She (Serbia. - RT ) will continue to develop ties with Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union,” the article says.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Lavrov intends to visit Serbia on June 18.