Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on 4 December at Bocharov Ruchey state residence in Sochi.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media.

This was the first meeting of the presidents attended by the Serbian ambassador to Moscow, Miroslav Lazansky, a former Sputnik’s columnist and radio host. Summing up, he noted that "the visit was brief but efficient".

According to the Serbian ambassador, the meeting covered several topics from energy to the Kosovo issue, from military-technical cooperation to Russian support for Serbia in all possible international forums, especially the UN Security Council.

"I think that everything was successful. This is also how Russian experts assess the meeting. Yesterday on Russian TV channels, this meeting was widely covered, and reports about it were given before the NATO summit in London. We are extremely proud of everything that happened yesterday in Sochi," the ambassador said.

Miroslav Lazansky stressed that there are many opportunities to increase economic cooperation. Currently, the bilateral trade turnover is about €2.5 billion a year, with a planned increase up to €3.5-4 billion.

"We have room for cooperation. The possibility of purchasing Russian trams was also mentioned but so far without any specifics; negotiations lay ahead. We also discussed the production of isotopes in the new nuclear centre, for which Russia would provide us with technology. These are isotopes for medical purposes that could later be sold to third countries," he noted.

The Serbian ambassador recalled that Russia and Serbia were negotiating to upgrade the air fleet of the Serbian national carrier Air Serbia by purchasing Russian civil aircraft.