Serbian President Alexander Vucic has said he plans to speak in the Russian Duma and on Russian-language television during his upcoming visit to Russia. Earlier, the Serbian head of state said that the preliminary date for his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin was scheduled for November 25th in Moscow. Today, Vucic visited the high school in Belgrade’s Zemun district, which he graduated from. There he met with the school administration and Russian language teacher Irina Galkina. “Every second day of the week I take a Russian language course to improve my knowledge. I will speak in the State Duma and on Russian television for the first time in Russian. Watch and tell me if something is wrong,” he said. to the teacher.
Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic said energy is expected to be one of the main topics of the upcoming meeting between the presidents of Serbia and Russia. Earlier, Vucic said he hoped to discuss favorable gas prices with the Russian president.
Vucic said Serbia’s gas storage facilities are full, but that the gas is stored “for rainy days”. According to Srbijagaz director Dusan Bayatovic, the price issue depends on Putin. What the Russians are offering now – 70% of the market price and 30% of the oil formula, which is about $ 780 – means that the price would be three times higher than it is now. According to Vucic, the price of gas for industry will not be as low as it is now, but it will certainly be better than anywhere else in Europe. Serbia currently imports between 9% and 10% of its electricity, which is very expensive.
