Russian-Serbian mutual return of cultural values delayed due to pandemic â Putinâs aide
The Russian presidentâs aide said it was vital for Serbia to restore the integrity of its most important manuscript
BELGRADE, December 16. /TASS/. The Russian-Serbian mutual return of cultural values has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Russian president’s aide Vladimir Medinsky said during his visit to Belgrade on Tuesday. An intergovernmental agreement was signed in October last year, according to which a page of the Miroslav Gospel will be returned to Serbia in exchange for seven paintings by Nicholas Roerich. If it wasn’t for quarantine, this would have happened long ago. The work in this domain is an illustration to the fact that everything can be agreed upon if there is a will. It would be incorrect to refer to it as an exchange, it is a sign of friendship made by both sides, Medinsky said.