Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, Ivica Dacic, Belgrade, Feb.13 2023 ((Beta/Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Dijana Vukomanovic)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has affirmed Moscow's readiness for the further all-round development of relations with Serbia in a note of congratulations he sent to his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic on the 185th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In the card, delivered to Dacic on Feb. 13 by Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, Lavrov expresses the conviction that the accumulated experience of working together would continue to serve as a solid foundation for Russian-Serbian cooperation, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a press release.
In his note to Lavrov, Dacic said "Serbian-Russian relations, whatever the formal framework, have throughout history been imbued with the spirit of friendship and mutual understanding and have rested on shared Slavic origins, spirituality, faith and culture," the press release quoted.
Dacic's note re-affirms "deep gratitude" to Russia "for its firm and consistent support to the territorial integrity and sovereignty" of Serbia in relation to the Kosovo issue, the statement added.
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