Vucic says Putin is "definitely coming to Serbia"

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin is definitely coming to Serbia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told journalists in Moscow.

After his talks with the head of the Russian state on Tuesday, Vucic said that Putin had asked his aides to set a date for his visit to Serbia.

This means that Putin will definitely visit Serbia, Vucic said.

"If Putin had just said, 'I'll come', that would not mean that the visit would necessarily be realized," Vucic explained.

"Most important"

Ahead of his meeting with Vladimir Putin, Aleksandar Vucic said it would be "one of their most important meetings."

"The situation in our region is very complex, it is necessary to measure every word and political move," Vucic warned in a statement to Serbian media in Moscow on Monday.

"At a time when we are economically progressing and can be satisfied with that, we have significant political problems in the region and, I would say, there are a lot things where is not entirely certain what the outcome could be if any disturbance of stability and peace occurred," added Vucic.

He announced that he will discuss with Putin bilateral relations, that are politically and economically good, "but must be much better"- as well as the situation in the region and the world, in order to get advice on how Russia can help us in achieving our political and national goals.

"We will also talk about many concrete projects. They are important for the better life of our citizens, the standard of living of our people, a richer Serbian society," Vucic said.

He said that he had the opportunity to see, during a break that he took, that "we are top news on two televisions (in Russia) - not only this visit, but also everything that is happening around us."

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