(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 29 SET - "Throughout history, Russia and the Serbian people have had a special relationship," Russian President Vladimir Putin said today while receiving Milorad Dodik, President of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, and Savo Minic, Prime Minister of Republika Srpska (the Serb entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina) at the Kremlin. "We will certainly continue our efforts to further develop our ties, which include political dialogue, our activities at the United Nations, the implementation of joint economic projects, and, of course, our rich, traditional contacts in the cultural and humanitarian spheres," the Russian president stated, according to the Tass news agency. (ANSA).