Premier Fico Meets Serbian President Vucic in Moscow

Moscow/Bratislava, May 9 (TASR) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Slovak Premier Robert Fico in Moscow on Thursday evening, as both leaders arrived in the Russian capital to attend celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, TASR has learnt from the Serbian portal Novosti.rs. The government aircraft operated by the Slovak Interior Ministry flew to Moscow via Hungary, Romania, over the Black Sea and Georgia, due to Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia denying overflight permission. Vucic arrived in the Russian capital a day earlier and, on the occasion of his meeting with Fico, wrote on his Instagram account: "A brotherly meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico this evening in Moscow. Serbs and Slovaks, brothers forever!" He also shared a photo of the two shaking hands. During his visit to Moscow, the Slovak premier is expected to hold bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and the top representative of Vietnam. lin