Brnabic: New Agreement on Strategic Cooperation with Russia and Signing of Takeover of Petrohemija Soon

An agreement on strategic cooperation between Serbia and Russia until 2026 will be signed by the end of this year, announced Prime Minister Ana Brnabic.

She said this in Moscow after a meeting with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, held on the sidelines of the International Export Forum.

The Prime Minister said that she spoke with her Russian counterpart about projects in the field of energy and gas infrastructure, recalling that on January 1 of this year Serbia became a country of transit, which brings additional stability and security, but also additional revenues into the state budget.

Brnabic underlined that gasification of Serbia will be continued and that the signing of an agreement with Russian company Gazprom Neft on the takeover of the chemical plant Petrohemija from Pancevo is expected soon, which will bring additional stability and business activity to this company, as reported on the website of the Government of Serbia.

Infrastructural projects were also discussed, the Prime Minister said and expressed gratitude for the professionalism of Russian company RZD International during the construction of the fast Belgrade-Budapest railway.

The Prime Minister pointed out that the "Belgrade Diameter" project will be implemented in cooperation with Russian partners, adding that during the talks she drew attention to the importance of keeping the Russian market open for our agricultural products, fruits, vegetables and meat.

Brnabic said that she also talked with the Russian Prime Minister about future cooperation in the field of advanced technologies, biomedicine, and artificial intelligence, which is Serbia's strategic focus of development until 2030, and in which Russia is extremely successful.

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