Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talks by phone with the Speaker of the National Assembly (unicameral parliament) of Serbia Ana Brnabic, the Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country Ivica Dacic and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Marko Djuric the situation around Kosovo and contacts at the highest and highest level. This is stated in a announcement of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
„In the spirit of strategic partnership, key issues of bilateral interaction were discussed. Mutual readiness to strengthen cooperation, continue the dialogue at the highest and highest level, as well as in an interdepartmental format, was confirmed, the ministry reported.
As indicated by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the interlocutors paid increased attention to the situation in the Balkans, the settlement of the Kosovo problem and the situation in and around Bosnia and Herzegovina. “There was unity in the understanding of the need to rely on international law and the main resolutions 1031 and 1244 of the UN Security Council“, the diplomatic service added.
As indicated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the parties also discussed the issues of joint work on multilateral platforms, primarily in the UN system, also noting the similarity of approaches and the mutual desire to continue coordinated activity in order to to solve key issues of the international agenda.
"The determination of both sides to oppose malicious attempts to distort certain historical events in the Balkans was expressed. The inadmissibility of affixing politicized labels to countries and peoples was emphasized”, the diplomatic service summarized.