Vučić stated the need to maintain traditionally good relations between Serbia and Russia

BELGRADE, September 27 – RIA Novosti. Serbia and Russia must maintain traditionally good relations, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

Vučić, in a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Saturday, expressed gratitude for cooperation over 14 years and expressed hope that future Serbian presidents will responsibly pursue foreign policy, maintaining a certain balance between all factors in the international arena.

“We talked about the situation in Ukraine, in the region, about everything. We talked for a long time, we have known each other for a long time, we had 23 meetings. This is a relationship with respect, we should not always think the same on all topics, but always with respect and understanding that Serbia and Russia should maintain traditionally good relations,” the head of the Serbian state said on Radio and Television of Serbia on Sunday.

The Serbian President previously announced his resignation on Sunday evening from the post of head of state with subsequent participation in the election campaign for the parliamentary elections on October 25 at the head of a coalition around the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SPP).