An International Forum on Russian language and literature will be held in the Serbian cities of Belgrade, Novi Sad and Nis over the current week, with the aim of encouraging the people of Serbia and Russia to get to know each other better, the oil company Lukoil Srbija, which helped organize the forum, has said in a statement.

The forum's goal is for Serbia's and Russia's people to get further closer together via younger generations and to promote the tradition and culture of the two nations, the statement said.

The international forum on Russian language and literature is dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov, and in addition to the embassies of Russia and Serbia, the project has been supported by the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

The quiz project participants will be students and young families from Moscow who were winners of competitions in the Russian language and literature in Russia.