Ambassador Botsan-Kharchenko delivered a letter of the Chairperson of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko congratulating National Assembly Speaker Ivica Dacic on taking up his new position and wishing him success in this responsible new post. Emphasizing National Assembly Speaker Ivica Dacic’s stellar reputation in the Russian Federation, the letter goes on to state that in his position as a high dignitary in the Serbian executive he had greatly contributed to the strengthening of friendly relations and cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Serbia. The development of cooperation between the two parliaments had also taken great strides in the previous period, which would hopefully be continued in the future.

National Assembly Speaker Ivica Dacic said he was sorry to hear that the visit of the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov had to be postponed, hoping that it would be realized as soon as circumstances allow.