From the Office of Foreign Minister Gorchakóv, a (secret!) message is sent in reply to Serbian inquiries, delivered directly to the Serbian Ambassador in St Petersburg.
His Imperial Majesty, Aleksander II, maintains his fullest and greatest desire to maintain friendly and peaceful relations with the Servian Princedom, and in recognition of our mutual histories and natures, His Imperial Majesty affirms Russia's commitment to seeing the Servian, and all Slavic, peoples free and independent from the influences of foreigners.