TASS reported that the current gas supply contract between Serbia and Russia expires Dec. 31, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday the countries are discussing additional deliveries and a longer-term deal.
Anadolu Agency reported that Lavrov met Aleksandar Vulin in Moscow on Wednesday. Vulin chairs the supervisory board of Srbijagas, Serbia’s state-owned gas company. Lavrov voiced hope that a new Serbian administration would keep ties with Moscow at their strategic level and said Russia would honor agreements already in place.
Gazprom said its CEO Alexey Miller also met with Vulin. The company said their discussion covered cooperation in the gas sector and ongoing deliveries.
