Kostunica invites Putin

Yugoslavia’ Foreign Minister Goran Svilanovic has brought a personal invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Belgrade from Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica. Mr. Svilanovic spoke about the message at today's talks with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in Moscow. The talks focused on the current and future bilateral relations, the situation in the Balkans and other issues of mutual interest, RIA Novosti quotes Mr. Ivanov as saying. Moscow is interested in Yugoslavia's stability and prosperity, the Russian minister emphasized.