Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Aleksandar Vucic is paying a visit to the Russian Federation on Thursday where as a special guest of Dmitry Rogozin, one of the closest associates of President Vladimir Putin, he has attended the arms and equipment expo in St. Petersburg.
Vucic and Rogozin attended the presentation of fighter jets MiG 29 M2 and Sukhoi 27, and this is for now the greatest demonstration of strength of the Russian air and naval forces.
The host paid a special attention to the demonstration of the flight and operative abilities of the aircraft for which Serbia is interested MiG 29 M2.
Vucic and Rogozin were guests at a Russian warship, which is an example of cutting-edge military technology, said the Serbia government’s office for cooperation with the media.
Vucic paid a two-day visit to Russia where he conferred with Rogozin on fostering of the military cooperation and procurement of military equipment, reads the Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti, adding that the two officials met on two occasions in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
The topic of the talks was procurement of aircrafts, radar and air defence systems for the Serbian Armed Forces.
Vucic conferred with high Russian official on Serbia’s most favorable manner of payment for six MiG 29 M2 and two radars, the daily reads.
They also conferred on the second phase of the deal which should focus on modernization of rocket systems C300 and Pantsir, the daily said.
The Serbian deputy prime minister and Rogozin confirmed the readiness to sign an agreement on military technical cooperation between the two countries by the end of the year, and this agreement was in the focus during Vucic’s recent meeting with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, the daily said.
Aside for the possibility of signing new agreements on further equipment of the Serbian Army, Vucic and Rogozin also conferred on joint appearance of the military industries in the third markets.
Source Tanjug
