Koštunica meets Russian aluminium magnate

It is in Serbia’s interest that Russian companies invest in Serbia's major projects, Vojislav Koštunica said Friday. In a meeting with Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska, the prime minister noted that economic cooperation between the two countries was “growing in intensity.” The initiative to engage Serbian companies in construction of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi facilities has been launched in today’s meeting attended by Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Đelić and Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandar Alekseyev. Deripaska is the Chairman of the Board of RUSAL, a Russian aluminum company that recently bought Podgorica-based aluminium KAP in Montenegro. RUSAL also owns Basic Element Company that dispatched a letter to the Serbian government at the end of June citing its intent to purchase the Mining and Smelting Basin (RTB) Bor.