President Stevandic met in Moscow with the President of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matviyenko

The President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska, Dr Nenad Stevandic, met today in Moscow with the President of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matviyenko. During the meeting, previous agreements and previous visits within the framework of parliamentary cooperation were discussed, with special emphasis on international law, social sciences, economy, and modern technologies. They also discussed the possibilities for improving trade and economic ties between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Srpska.

After the meeting, President Stevandic stated that Srpska's cultural, economic, and political cooperation with Russia is the result of long-standing traditional ties and not temporary alliances, stressing that it will be continued with the desire not to harm anyone.

"Our cooperation with Russia is not directed against other nations. It respects the specificities of Srpska and its environment, European integration and the position of all countries in the United Nations. We saw in previous votes in the General Assembly of the United Nations and after the American elections that the situation in the world will change. I am glad that we presented Srpska as sovereign and independent, which has nothing against other peoples within Bosnia and Herzegovina. It preserves its subjectivity and transfers its independence to some future relationships in the world, which will certainly have more understanding for what we do," said Stevandic.

He stated that he and Matviyenko summarized previous visits and agreements regarding parliamentary cooperation, international law, social sciences, economic relations, modern technologies, and everything else that makes up future cooperation between Russia and Srpska.

President Stevandic stated after the meeting that the cultural, economic, and political cooperation of Srpska with Russia is the result of long-standing traditional ties and not temporary alliances, stressing that it will be continued with the desire not to cause any harm to anyone.

"Our cooperation with Russia is not directed against other nations. It respects the specificities of Srpska and its surroundings, European integration, and the position of all countries in the United Nations. We saw in the previous votes in the General Assembly of the United Nations and after the American elections that the situation in the world will change. I am glad that we presented Srpska as sovereign and independent, which has nothing against other peoples within Bosnia and Herzegovina. It preserves its subjectivity and transfers its independence to some future relationships in the world, which will surely be more understanding of what we do," said Stevandic.

He stated that he and Matviyenko summarized previous visits and agreements regarding parliamentary cooperation, but also international law, social sciences, economic relations, modern technologies, and everything that makes up future cooperation between Russia and Srpska. "We also looked at the international situation, which is going in the direction of establishing a different international order. We are glad that the Serbian and the National Assembly are making a great contribution in the international field, creating policies that should lead to a better exchange and a safer world in the future", said Stevandic.

President Matviyenko said that despite the destructive position of Western countries towards Russia and the pressure exerted on Bosnia and Herzegovina, the leadership of the Republic of Srpska is on a course towards expanding mutually beneficial ties with Russia, and she expressed her satisfaction with the active development of the inter-parliamentary dialogue.

"We are ready for the closest cooperation with the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska to realize the agreements reached at the highest political level." We have many opportunities for progress, contacts between the competent committees of our parliaments, and cooperation on inter-parliamentary and international parliamentary platforms," ​​said Valentina Matviyenko.

The meeting was attended by MP Srdjan Mazalica and Secretary General of the National Assembly Boran Bosancic, as well as the first deputy president of the Committee of the Federation Council for International Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov and the deputy president of the Committee of the Federation Council for International Affairs Jelena Afanasjeva.

Before the meeting, Stevandic and the Vice President of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Aleksandar Babakov laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Hero near the Kremlin Wall.

Tomorrow, President Stevandic will continue his working visit to the Russian Federation with a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Aleksandar Grushko.