Lavrov to visit Serbia in February

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accepted the invitation of Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic to visit Belgrade in February.

"I will come with pleasure and I am looking forward to visiting the friendly Belgrade," Lavrov said, TASS reported on Tuesday.

Lavrov accepted the invitation during a meeting in Moscow with Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, who is a member of President Aleksandar Vucic's delegation.

Dacic said that Belgrade expects the Russian minister on February 21 and 22 and that the visit will be dedicated to marking 180 years since Serbia and Russia established diplomatic relations.

He also told Lavrov that Serbia was "firmly committed to further develop political relations with Russia on the basis of strategic partnership and the willingness of both sides to deepen them in all areas," the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a...