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Author : Srecko Djukic
Republic of Serbia's Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS and Srecko Djukic, a promi-
nent Serbian diplomat and man of letters, have been maintain-
ing strong friendly ties. As a member of Serbia's embassy staff
in Moscow during several years in the past he used to come to
our office for interviews and discussions on political and literary
subjects which were always interesting. Dr. Djukic has been
posted since as Serbia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo-
tentiary to Minsk, the Republic of Belarus. From Minsk, he was
sending us his articles that appeared in the journal. His latest
book VRéME ENERGIJE. Više od Diplomatije [ENERGY
TIME. More than Diplomacy] was recently published in Bel-
grade. This is a revealing view of a diplomat on the pressing subject. We agreed with the
ambassador for an interview to cover the issues raised in his book and other aspects of
European and international power industry.
Now let's turn to Srecko Djukic's book about the importance of energy and how he, as a
diplomat, sees it.
I have been trying to combine the twoJOBS since I took up diplomacy and my diplomatic
career only benefited from that. The result was the following books: Economic Coopera-
tion between Yugoslavia and Comecon (1984), which is the first book I wrote entirely on
my own and for this reason I especially value it; The Unforgettable. Reflections (I wrote it
in Russian in 2006); Siberia, a Land of Challenges. Notes on a Trip along the Yenisei (2007);
Srecko Djukic's Universities (2008); The Former Soviet Union. Globalization Processes
(2009).
Early on in my diplomatic career, I was trying to keep abreast of the work and draw on
the experience of Serbian, Soviet, Russian and other notable diplomats who always inspired
the younger generation of diplomats.
My book has just been brought out in Belgrade. It starts with discussing the energy crisis,
the oil crisis of the 1970s, the creation of the Group of Six which soon expanded into the
Group of Seven, and later, into the Group of Eight, which is now the Group of Twenty.
There is a separate section in the book on Russian gas industry. It cites figures confirming
the prevailing position of Russian gas, its amounts and the fact that it is irreplaceable.
Russia is ahead of the rest of the field for its reserves, production and export.
The Energy Era and Energy Diplomacy