Serbia will continue to receive gas from Russia

Russia will continue to supply gas to Serbia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic agreed on this in a phone call, the presidential office in Moscow announced on Sunday, Reuters writes. Both countries also want to strengthen the partnership. According to President Vuiqi., The topic of conversation was the expansion of Serbian gas deposits. He and Putin have agreed on a supply agreement for three years, but can not talk about the price, said Vucic, the details will be discussed with the Gazprom concern. On May 31, the 10-year gas agreement with the Russian energy concern ends.

According to Russian sources, Putin and Vucic also discussed the situation in Ukraine and Kosovo. Serbia does not recognize Kosovo’s independence declared in 2008 and traditionally maintains close relations with Russia. On the other hand, Serbia wants to become an EU member, and for that it needs a normalization of relations with Kosovo.