Alexander Chepurin

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin have noted that Vucic's upcoming talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, due to take place on July 7-8, will contribute to strengthening friendly relations between the two peoples and countries even further.

BELGRADE - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will discuss with Serbian officials the political relations and economic cooperation between the two countries, especially such important matters like the South Stream natural gas pipeline, Ukraine and Kosovo, Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin has said.

BELGRADE - A reception to celebrate Russia Day, Russian Federation's national holiday, has been held, and attended by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and his wife, Serbian Patriarch Irinej and Serbian government ministers, at the Russian Embassy in Belgrade.

BELGRADE - Serbia' First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met with Russian Ambassador Alexander Chepurin in Belgrade Monday to discuss ways to enhance bilateral relations and a forthcoming visit to Belgrade by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic held separate meetings in Belgrade on Monday with the Ambassadors of Russia and India Alexander Chepurin and Narinder Chauhan, respectively, and invited them to join the international donor conference to help Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina rebuild after the recent catastrophic floods.

BELGRADE - The Russian rescuers who provided assistance in the rescue efforts during the floods in Serbia departed from the Belgrade airport Nikola Tesla on Monday.

Russia's Deputy Minister of Emergencies Eduard Chizhikov said that the rescue operation in Serbia had been completed, and he thanked his countrymen on their brave efforts.

SABAC – Russian Federation Ambasador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin and Serbian Armed Forces (VS) Chief of the General Staff, Gen. Ljubisa Dikovic, visited the western Serbian city of Sabac and a special team sent by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations to help flood defense efforts in the country.

OBRENOVAC - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Friday visited the Belgrade municipality of Obrenovac, the hardest hit by the floods in Serbia.

"The situation is catastrophic and the entire town will have to be evacuated," Vucic said after inspecting the situation from a boat. Obrenovac was flooded at dawn after embankments caved in.

MAJDANPEK - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic visited the copper tubing plant FBC in Majdanpek with Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin and top management of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK), and officially launched a new nitrogen plant.

NOVI SAD - The exhibition entitled 'White Russia - Russian emigration in Vojvodina' opened in the Novi Sad Museum of Vojvodina and it portrays various aspects of life during the Russian emigration in the northern Serbian province in the period between the two world wars.