The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, handed over 20,000 doses of the Sputnik vaccine against the corona virus in Beirut today – the first part of the aid of 40,000 vaccines that Serbia will donate to Lebanon.

The donation was received by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon Zeina Akar, who expressed gratitude for the donation, and informed the head of Serbian diplomacy about the epidemiological situation in that Middle Eastern country.

The ministers also discussed the economic situation in Lebanon and the urgent need for energy sources.

Minister Selaković conveyed Serbia's readiness to help friendly Lebanon in other ways in facing the current challenges.

Selaković thanked his Lebanese colleague for his principled and active support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia.

On this occasion, the Minister personally handed the Lebanese Foreign Minister an invitation letter to participate in the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade.