MOSCOW, December 19. /TASS/. Moscow and Belgrade are exploring an opportunity of connecting Serbia to the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday after talks with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic.

"The issue of connecting Serbian partners to the Turkish Stream, the construction project of the new supply route of energy resources implemented by Gazprom, is under consideration," Putin said.

Other Russian energy companies are also working successfully on the Serbian market, the Russian head of state said. Gazprom Neft continues upgrading its NIS subsidiary in Serbia. Lukoil owns a chain of 115 retail sites and two oil depots. Russia’s Power Machines are ready to participate in technical upgrade of Serbian power installations.