Russia satisfied with Serbia's NATO answer

The Russians are satisfied with Serbia's position against joining NATO, about which top state officials informed Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

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Thursday, 21.11.2013.

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BELGRADE The Russians are satisfied with Serbia's position against joining NATO, about which top state officials informed Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. This is what Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin told the Belgrade-based weekly NIN in an interview. Russia satisfied with Serbia's NATO answer "If your question is whether this satisfies the Russians - the answer is yes. Yugoslavia was a neutral country for almost half a century. We think there is no sense in Serbia becoming a member of NATO," he said. Chepurin confirmed that during Shoigu's recent visit here, part of the discussions concerned this subject, and that Serbia's top state officials said the country was not going to join NATO, and had no such intentions. Speaking about the part of the South Stream pipeline that will be built in Serbia, the diplomat stated that it would be financed from a Russian loan "and refunded from gas transits and South Stream Serbia company's profits." Commenting on the local elections in Kosovo, Chepurin said it was important for Serbs who live in central Serbia to show solidarity with those in Kosovo, and added that a solution acceptable to both needed to be found. "Russia is ready to patiently and consistently support Serbia. But it is wrong to think that Russia will in some magical way solve this question on its own," Chepurin concluded. (Tanjug, file) Beta NIN

Russia satisfied with Serbia's NATO answer

"If your question is whether this satisfies the Russians - the answer is yes. Yugoslavia was a neutral country for almost half a century. We think there is no sense in Serbia becoming a member of NATO," he said.

Chepurin confirmed that during Shoigu's recent visit here, part of the discussions concerned this subject, and that Serbia's top state officials said the country was not going to join NATO, and had no such intentions.

Speaking about the part of the South Stream pipeline that will be built in Serbia, the diplomat stated that it would be financed from a Russian loan "and refunded from gas transits and South Stream Serbia company's profits."

Commenting on the local elections in Kosovo, Chepurin said it was important for Serbs who live in central Serbia to show solidarity with those in Kosovo, and added that a solution acceptable to both needed to be found.

"Russia is ready to patiently and consistently support Serbia. But it is wrong to think that Russia will in some magical way solve this question on its own," Chepurin concluded.

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