“Good Russia ties won’t hurt EU bid”

Serbia can have a strategic partnership with Russia and at the same time follow the EU pathway, Serbian Assistant Foreign Minister Zdravko Ponoš said Thursday.

Izvor: Tanjug

Thursday, 21.04.2011.

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Serbia can have a strategic partnership with Russia and at the same time follow the EU pathway, Serbian Assistant Foreign Minister Zdravko Ponos said Thursday. Regarding the opinion that good relations with Russia could affect Serbia's EU integration, he said that it was unknown when Serbia would become an EU member, noting that, "until that happens, one needs to live and be supplied with electricity, gas, etc." “Good Russia ties won’t hurt EU bid” At a roundtable "Strategic partnerships - Serbia's challenges and opportunities" organized by Tanjug news agency, Ponos said that a declaration on Serbia-Russia partnership had been harmonized, adding that it would be signed soon, during Serbian President Boris Tadic's visit to Russia. When asked if there is a possibility of signing a similar agreement with the U.S., the assistant foreign minister said that, at this point, there were no political signals from Washington that they were ready to sign any such agreement. Speaking about the strategic partnership with China, he pointed out that Serbia was a gravitational center of the region, and that the country had free trade agreements with large markets, which was good for China. Serbia has strategic partnership agreements with China, Italy and France, and one such agreement is expected to be signed with Russia soon. Zdravko Ponos (Tanjug, file)

“Good Russia ties won’t hurt EU bid”

At a roundtable "Strategic partnerships - Serbia's challenges and opportunities" organized by Tanjug news agency, Ponoš said that a declaration on Serbia-Russia partnership had been harmonized, adding that it would be signed soon, during Serbian President Boris Tadić's visit to Russia.

When asked if there is a possibility of signing a similar agreement with the U.S., the assistant foreign minister said that, at this point, there were no political signals from Washington that they were ready to sign any such agreement.

Speaking about the strategic partnership with China, he pointed out that Serbia was a gravitational center of the region, and that the country had free trade agreements with large markets, which was good for China.

Serbia has strategic partnership agreements with China, Italy and France, and one such agreement is expected to be signed with Russia soon.

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