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Ambassador: Declaration is expression of joint goals [May 24, 2013] BELGRADE -- Serbia and Russia will sign the declaration on strategic partnership as an expression of their ambitions to develop future cooperation in key areas. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia Looks to Buy Several MiG-29 Fighters From Russia [May 07, 2013] Serbia is planning to buy several MiG-29M/M2 Fulcrum fighter jets from Russia, and Serbian pilots are already being trained in flying the aircraft, the country?s First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday. ? ? ? ? [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia to Make $500M Loan to Serbia, Pledges Support on Kosovo [Apr 11, 2013] Russia granted Serbia a $500 million loan on Wednesday and promised to back Belgrade in its dispute with Kosovo but warned it must broker a deal with its former province on its own. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic in Moscow that Russia would "always support our Serbian friends'' but said the push for a deal with majority Albanian Kosovo must come from ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia to Lend Serbia $500M, Pledges Support on Kosovo [Apr 10, 2013] GORKI, Moscow Region ? Russia granted Serbia a $500 million loan on Wednesday and promised to back Belgrade in its dispute with Kosovo but warned that it must broker a deal with its former province on its own. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia to lend Serbia $500 million, pledges support on Kosovo [Apr 10, 2013] By Darya Korsunskaya GORKI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia granted Serbia a $500 million loan on Wednesday and promised to back Belgrade in its dispute with Kosovo but warned it must broker a deal with its former province on its own. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic in Moscow that Russia would "always support our Serbian friends" but said the push for a deal ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Construction of South Stream goes ?according to plan? [Feb 23, 2013] BELGRADE -- The construction of the South stream gas pipeline in Serbia is going according to the plan, Russia's natural gas giant Gazprom has released. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia beats Slovakia in Fed Cup [Feb 11, 2013] Daniela Hantuchova defeated Vesna Dolonc 6-3, 6-2 to secure a 3-1 victory for Slovakia over Serbia in the first round of the Fed Cup and a place in the semifinals against Russia, which beat Japan on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ambassador: Serbia is Russia's main partner in Balkans [Jan 30, 2013] BELGRADE -- Serbia is Russia's main economic partner in the Balkans, Russian Ambassador in Belgrade Aleksandr Chepurin stated on Wednesday. The top Russian diplomat in Belgrade added that Serbia has an important economic perspective and expects Russian investments to increase. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia hopes for cheaper Russian natural gas [Jan 28, 2013] BELGRADE -- Minister of Energy Zorana Mihajlovi? has said that the gas Serbia gets from Russia "could be cheaper" than the present price of USD 475 for 1,000 cubic meters. [via YahooNews] More >>

Government adopts bill on South Stream [Jan 25, 2013] BELGRADE -- The Serbian government has adopted a bill on South Stream - the Russia-led international natural gas pipeline, a branch of which will be built in Serbia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia to Weigh Serbian $1 Billion Request, Cypriot Rescheduling [Jan 11, 2013] Russia is considering Serbia?s request for a $1 billion credit and will discuss more lenient terms for Cyprus?s repayment of its 2.5 billion-euro ($3.3 billion) loan, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia calls on Russia for investment [Nov 29, 2012] Belgrade (AFP) Nov 28, 2012 Serbian leaders on Wednesday called on Russia to invest further in the country and announced plans that the two allies would jointly produce a military vehicle meant for export. "It is necessary to improve cooperation in the defence industry, but also in other fields of the economy," Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic was quoted as saying after a meeting with Russian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia to Build Armored Vehicles with Russian Components [Nov 28, 2012] Serbia and Russia will collaborate in the manufacture of several modifications of armored fighting vehicles at a new plant in Serbia, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Russia look to boost military-economic ties [Nov 28, 2012] BELGRADE -- Serbia and Russia "will draw up an analysis of the possibilities for improvement of military and economic cooperation", Aleksandar Vu?i? has announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian deputy PM to visit Belgrade [Nov 28, 2012] BELGRADE -- Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin will visit Belgrade today where he will meet with top Serbian officials. Tanjug has learnt from the Russian Embassy in Belgrade that Rogozin will meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikoli?. [via YahooNews] More >>

We expect Russia?s support, president says [Nov 22, 2012] BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikoli? accepted credentials from new Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin Thursday and said Serbia expected Russia's support. [via YahooNews] More >>

New Russian ambassador arrives in Serbia [Nov 03, 2012] BELGRADE -- New Russian Ambassador Alexander Chepurin has arrived in Serbia, Tanjug learned in Russia's diplomatic office in Belgrade. Chepurin, 60, served as Russian ambassador in Denmark, and previously held office as the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's personnel issues department. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia, Serbia Sign Gas Supply Deal until 2021 [Oct 14, 2012] Russia and Serbia have inked an intergovernmental agreement on deliveries of Russian natural gas to Serbia until 2021. The agreement was signed by Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak and his Serbian counterpart Zorana Mihajlovic in the Serbian government headquarters in Belgrade on Saturday. It envisions annual supplies of 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas by Russia's Gazprom. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Russia ink gas supply deal [Oct 13, 2012] BELGRADE -- The Serbian and Russian governments have signed an agreement on annual supplies of five billion cubic meters of natural gas by Russia?s Gazprom. [via YahooNews] More >>

Soccer-Belgium's Wilmots outwits disappointed Mihajlovic [Oct 13, 2012] BELGRADE, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Marc Wilmots got the better of Serbia counterpart Sinisa Mihajlovic in a battle of two former internationals emphatically won by the former Belgium forward whose team romped to a 3-0 World Cup qualifying win on Friday. Serbia's first competitive defeat on home soil since 2001, when they were beaten 1-0 at home by Russia, came after Wilmots readjusted his formation ... [via YahooNews] More >>