Serbian Foreign Minister: I will again be singing a duet with Lavrov

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić said that he was happy that Sergei Lavrov had retained his position in the new government of Russia.

“It is great that Sergei Lavrov has remained the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, because I am used to singing with him and I would not like to change the composition of the duo”, –  said the head of Serbian diplomacy, jokingly commenting on the announcement of the new Russian government.

“I was pleased to hear that Lavrov remains my colleague in the department. He is a great friend of Serbia and our people. At every step in the international arena, he has defended our interests, respecting Serbia’s territorial integrity and reflecting the attacks aimed at accusing our people of genocide, which some have sought, as well as valued our position as a military-neutral country”, –  added Dacic, whose words are quoted by Sputnik Serbia.

In December 2015, Sergei Lavrov and Ivica Dačić (who at that time also held the chairmanship of the OSCE) sang together at the opening of the OSCE Ministerial Conference in Belgrade “Moscow Nights”.