[ad_1]
Russian President Vladimir Putin canceled the announced arrival in Serbia, according to the Nova.rs portal and the Danas newspaper.
According to Danas sources, the Kremlin did not reveal why Putin withdrew from the announced arrival, “but the Russians certainly do not like the recent Serbian rapprochement to US positions.”
And the portal Nova.rs, referring to his sources, he reports the same.
Putin will not come to Serbia, although it has been announced for months. His arrival is scheduled for October 20, when the Belgrade Liberation Day is celebrated. At that time, he was supposed to attend the San Sava Temple consecration ceremony. days, “says the source Nova.rs of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
The Russian embassy in Belgrade told Nova.rs that they have no information that its president will be in the Serbian capital in October, although this has been talked about in the Serbian public for a long time.
Patriarch Irinej also spoke about Putin’s arrival in Serbia earlier, stating that a date has been set for the reopening of the Saint Sava Temple and that he expects the Russian head of state to attend the ceremony. “We have set that date, but the question is whether it will be possible to organize it in the second half of October. It depends on many factors and facts. We hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the event and we have not given up on that idea. I repeat, that will happen. if the permit conditions, “Irinej told Nova.rs in August.
Earlier, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić made a similar announcement after being in Moscow in June. “Putin confirmed that he will come to Serbia in October. It will be a magnificent event, when we open the Temple of Saint Sava. These will also be the days that will confirm the joint struggle of the Serbian and Russian people in World War II,” Vucic wrote after meeting with President. Russia.
See this post on Instagram
“Russia respects Serbia! I am very grateful to President Putin for the attention he pays to our country. We had a very cordial and very good conversation and I am very satisfied with its content. We discussed all the key issues, political, mainly Kosovo and Metohija, but also the entire region In addition to the political relations, which are very close between our two countries, I received some advice, but also a good analysis from President Putin, our economic cooperation is good, in the first three months despite the coronavirus we have an increase in our trade We talk about what else we can do in the framework of our economic cooperation, the great project being carried out by the Russian railways in our country and new possibilities for cooperation in the future. Your arrival in Serbia in October will be magnificent and speaks of our good relations. ” – The President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, after meeting with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.
[ad_2]
