Jeremić on relations with EU, Russia

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says that Serbia’s strategic goal is EU membership, but that relations with Russia will always be close.

Izvor: NIN

Friday, 19.12.2008.

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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic says that Serbia’s strategic goal is EU membership, but that relations with Russia will always be close. “We’ll do all we can to become EU members as soon as possible, but we’ll always be close to Russia. Relations with the Russian Federation are centuries old, they are exceptionally close—partnership-based and fraternal,“ Jeremic told weekly NIN. Jeremic on relations with EU, Russia He said that the government’s foreign policy priorities were upholding constitutional order, accelerating European integration and achieving harmonious relations in the region. “The truth is that there is a danger of two of these paths being cut off, and here I’m thinking primarily of constitutional order and speeding up the EU integration process, which is why our diplomatic task is to keep these two paths separate,“ the minister underlined. He said that Serbia was cooperating with the Hague Tribunal fully, which was why he expected EU integration to continue. “The geo-strategic circumstances right now aren’t the greatest. We’re witnesses to an institutional crisis linked to the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, as well as the gravest economic crisis in the last 100 years. That undoubtedly will have a negative impact when it comes to the West Balkan states’ European aspirations,“ stressed Jeremic. Speaking of relations within the Democratic Party, he said that the party was “homogenous, tough and united“ behind President Boris Tadic’s policies. Asked whether he had any prime ministerial ambitions of his own, Jeremic replied that his ambitions were linked to the “implementation of state policy in the international arena,“ adding that the last thing Serbia needed now were new elections. Vuk Jeremic (Tanjug, archive)

Jeremić on relations with EU, Russia

He said that the government’s foreign policy priorities were upholding constitutional order, accelerating European integration and achieving harmonious relations in the region.

“The truth is that there is a danger of two of these paths being cut off, and here I’m thinking primarily of constitutional order and speeding up the EU integration process, which is why our diplomatic task is to keep these two paths separate,“ the minister underlined.

He said that Serbia was cooperating with the Hague Tribunal fully, which was why he expected EU integration to continue.

“The geo-strategic circumstances right now aren’t the greatest. We’re witnesses to an institutional crisis linked to the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, as well as the gravest economic crisis in the last 100 years. That undoubtedly will have a negative impact when it comes to the West Balkan states’ European aspirations,“ stressed Jeremić.

Speaking of relations within the Democratic Party, he said that the party was “homogenous, tough and united“ behind President Boris Tadić’s policies.

Asked whether he had any prime ministerial ambitions of his own, Jeremić replied that his ambitions were linked to the “implementation of state policy in the international arena,“ adding that the last thing Serbia needed now were new elections.

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