Russia–Serbia relations

Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met on Monday with Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he wanted to open a social dialogue on the Constitution and the position on Kosovo-Metohija - as well as on the region - that would last three, six or more months.

That is how we will see "where our policy is," where we see Serbia in the period to come, he told Radio Free Europe.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament on Wednesday took note of Aleksandar Vucic's resignation as PM.

Vucic will take office as President of Serbia later in the day.

Serbia's Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met on Friday in St. Petersburg with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the Serbian government announced.

Acting PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said in St Petersburg on Thursday that Serbia's new government would not change its policy and stance towards Russia.

The Serbian government would not have been able to do anything if there were not for citizens and their support, says Aleksandar Vucic.

Serbia is on its European path and we will work to finish that process in the interest of the citizens of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday.

Vucic - Serbia's prime minister and president-elect - spoke during a meeting with EU ambassadors and the acting head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, Oskar Benedikt, organized in Belgrade.

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met on Thursday with Greek Minister for National Defense Panos Kammenos.

According to the Serbian government, they spoke about "further development of military cooperation between the two countries and their defence industries, and about the development of overall relations."

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic received on Thursday Belarus Ambassador to Serbia Vladimir Chushev, who was on a farewell visit.

Vucic thanked Chushev for his strong engagement for the development of relations of Serbia and Belarus, the Serbian government said.

Serbia's First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has met with Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev during the BSEC summit.

The Organization for the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) gathering was held in Istanbul, Turkey.