Serbia wants to contribute to the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine and is ready to host talks about this issue, The Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djurič announced on Monday during a visit to Moscow. According to Tanjug, TASR reports this.
Djurič after meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov said that Serbia “has a great effort to contribute to solving this problem” and in his words is a country ready to host any formal or informal discussions.
The head of Serbian diplomacy thus answered the question whether the topic of interviews with the Russian Foreign Minister was also and Possibility of involvement of Belgrade in discussions on the end of the war in Ukraine. Serbia, according to Tanjug, is one of the few countries that maintain Good relations with the United States, Russia and Ukraine.
On Tuesday, the US and Russian delegation will be negotiated in Saudi Arabia. The US claims to be bilateral meeting and should not be considered as negotiations on Ukraine. According to the Kremlin, the aim is to discuss a possible agreement to terminate the war and prepare a summit of US and Russia presidents. Europe and Kiev fear that Washington and Moscow will try to end the war in Ukraine without their participation in negotiations.
Djuric also said on Monday that Serbia is determined to enter the European Union, but will not give up its long -term good relations with Russia, writes Tass. “Serbia has been striving for EU membership for 25 years and wants to have good relations with Europe. In the spirit of historical relations with Russia and in compliance with the will of Serbian citizens, we must maintain good relations with Russia and other partners on the international scene, “Lavrov said after the meeting that he announced that Russia is interested in cooperation with Serbia in the field of health, innovation and high-tech.
