The Serbian President spoke about the country’s relations with Russia
KIEV. January 15. UNN. The cooperation of Serbia and Russia is important for the future of the two countries. This was stated on Monday evening in an interview with Pink the President of Serbia, Aleksandar vučić, reports UNN also link to local newspaper Blic, which quoted the speech of the Serbian President.
“Our cooperation with Russia is important for the future. During the forthcoming visit of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to be signed 21 agreements,” said the Serbian leader, adding that it will agreement in the field of energy, transport, digital economy and others.
On the issue of gas supplies from Russia, Vucic said that Serbia is under pressure of the West on this question: “When someone comes from the West, we are constantly told that we took the gas to TAP (TRANS Adriatic pipeline) and TANAP (TRANS-Anatolian gas pipeline), and not Russian gas, although these pipelines do not have enough gas for us, as I was told by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev”.
“I have no ideological problem, give me another cheap gas, but I don’t see it. The cheapest gas is currently in Russian. When the Russian will hold a gas pipeline to Bulgaria, we pay them to do it to us. Therefore, Putin’s visit is important,” concluded Vucic.
Also, the Serbian President said that “off the record” gave Putin an icon. After that, he said, they were talking about “the Orthodox spirit” and how the Russian leader perceives Christianity. “Putin plays on a piano, and that evening invited me to watch hockey together,” added Vucic.
Remember, thousands of people gathered in Belgrade to protest against the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, whom they accused of suppressing the freedom of the media and the pressure on the opposition.