RIA Novosti: Russia, Serbia Confirm Natural Gas Pipeline Plans

The Russian and Serbian foreign ministers said Tuesday their countries were ready to build a major natural gas pipeline to Europe and confirmed that Moscow and Belgrade saw eye to eye on the Ukrainian crisis.

The meeting between Russia’s Sergei Lavrov and his Serbian counterpart, Ivica Dacic, was held on the sidelines of the Council of Europe’s Ministers Committee.

“The talks confirmed the mutual desire to strengthen bilateral ties and press on with large-scale bilateral projects in the trade, economic and investment spheres, including the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline,” the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday on its webpage.

“We were pleased to note a certain proximity and even coincidence of … viewpoints that Moscow and Belgrade share with regard to the key issues on the European and global agenda. Particular attention was paid to the situation in the Balkans and in Ukraine,” the statement added.
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