31 January 2018

Council President Nikolić in meeting with delegation from Russia’s Orlovskaya Oblast

President of the National Council for Coordination of Cooperation with the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China Tomislav Nikolić had a meeting today with a delegation from Russia’s Orlovskaya Oblast. The delegation was led by Mr. Sergey Filatov, Deputy Chairman of the Orlovskaya Oblast Government.

The Office of the National Council for Coordination of Cooperation with the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China

“You have worked hard to preserve the unity of the Orthodox peoples, and the award conferred upon you by the International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations testifies to the fact. The Russians are familiar with your efforts aimed at reinforcing the strategic partnership between Russia and Serbia, and we are grateful for the fact. The aim of our visit to Serbia is to establish a qualitatively new type of relationship and direct contacts between the Orlovskaya Oblast and Serbian cities, especially in areas of trade, agriculture, construction, transport and IT. The Orlovskaya Oblast is particularly renowned for machine industry, ceramic industry and for being the largest Russian producer of grain per capita. The Orlovskaya Oblast borders on regions with population between 40 and 50 million, and the fact has been the driving force behind the idea of forming a logistics centre to serve as the hub of Serbia-Russia trade exchange. The enhancement of economic cooperation through reinforced economic ties between our cities and regions will go hand in hand with the two countries’ overall economic cooperation growth”, Mr. Filatov said.

The Office of the National Council for Coordination of Cooperation with the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China

“The two countries’ political relations are at an extraordinary level, I am working hard to raise the two nations’ economic relations to the same level, too. We are brought together by our great friendship, common religion, tradition and history, and I would like to see success in our economic cooperation as another factor that brings us closer together. Russian entrepreneurs will be met with full support for their investments in Serbia and with readiness for open cooperation”, Mr. Nikolić underlined.