On Thursday, the Russian Cabinet of Ministers said that Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak discussed with Viskovic the conclusion of a long-term contract for the supply of Russian gas to the republic.
"We expect that we will sign an agreement on long-term gas supplies from the Russian Federation before the end of this year. We received confirmation during a meeting with Mr. Novak, which was also attended by Gazprom management. Now we are at the negotiation stage and believe that there will be no problems on this issue," Viskovic said in an interview with Russian newspaper Izvestia.