St Petersburg

ST PETERSBURG - Serbia will forever remain a friend of Russia and it will never impose sanctions on it, Serbia's Acting PM and FM Ivica Dacic said at the official opening ceremony of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Thursday.

Dacic's statement was greeted by a huge round of applause.

ST PETERSBURG - The number of Serbian companies in Russia is constantly rising - now there are 815 of them, compared to under 700 last year, with a total of 1341 products being exported to the Russian market, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS) President Marko Cadez said in St Petersburg Thursday.

ST PETERSBURG - Serbia's Acting PM and FM Ivica Dacic on Thursday ceremonially declared open the Serbian national booth at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), held on June 1-3 under the patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

ST PETERSBURG - Serbian Agriculture Minister Branislav Nedimovic said Thursday there was ample room for further improvement of the volume of agricultural and food trade with Russia despite the fact it was now 12 times higher compared to 2005.

ST PETERSBURG - Serbia is an interesting country to invest in, Branislav Grujic, co-chairman of the Serbia-Russia Business Council, said on Thursday, urging Russian businesspeople to seize the opportunities offered by Serbia.

ST PETERSBURG - Serbia no longer owes Russia anything for gas supplies, Serbian and Russian Energy Ministers Aleksandar Antic and Alexander Novak agreed in St Petersburg on Thursday.

ST PETERSBURG - Serbia is fighting for investors, and that is what we want to do here, Serbian Minister of Economy Goran Knezevic said in St Petersburg on Thursday, recapping the first day of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

ST PETERSBURG - The St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) kicked off on Thursday with a business breakfast on the strategic partnership between the Eurasian Economic Union and India.

SPIEF, held under the patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin, ends on June 3.

ST PETERSBURG - Serbia's Acting PM Ivica Dacic began his attendance of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) with a meeting with Gazprom executives.

ST PETERSBURG - With its new government, Serbia will not change its attitude towards Russia, Serbia's Acting PM and FM Ivica Dacic said in St Petersburg Thursday.