Lavrov presents Russian Order of Friendship to Dacic

BELGRADE - Russian FM Sergey Lavrov presented in Belgrade on Thursday the Russian Order of Friendship to Serbian FM Ivica Dacic, who said no country or nation was closer to the Serbs than Russia or the Russians.

He said the order was a huge honour and a source of great professional and personal satisfaction for him, and that he was honoured that Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, were proven friends of the Serbian nation and recognised his intent and efforts to improve the relations between the two countries.