NATO chief optimistic about Serbia's membership
The NATO secretary general says the western military alliance "wants the states of the Western Balkans to integrate completely into Euro-Atlantic structures".
Tuesday, 31.05.2011.
10:16
The NATO secretary general says the western military alliance "wants the states of the Western Balkans to integrate completely into Euro-Atlantic structures". The recent arrest of Ratko Mladic is a very important step in that direction, Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Bulgaria on Monday. NATO chief optimistic about Serbia's membership "Firstly, the arrest sends a very clear message that war criminals will be punished sooner or later, and secondly, but no less important, the arrest removes a very significant burden on Serbia's path toward the European Union and NATO membership," said Rasmussen after talks with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov in Sofia. Rasmussen underscored that he wanted to see "strong and empowered cooperation between Serbia and NATO," reported the Bulgarian news agency Fokus. However, he added that it was "possible" that there was "skepticism" toward NATO in Serbian society. The alliance launched its war against Serbia over the conflict in Kosovo in 1999, with air strikes lasting for 78 days - from March 24 until June 11. "I would like to send a very clear message to the Serbian people: your future is in productive and mutually beneficial cooperation between Serbia, on one side, and NATO and the EU, on the other side, which could result in full-fledged membership of both organizations," stressed Rasmussen. Anders Fogh Rasmussen (FoNet, file)
NATO chief optimistic about Serbia's membership
"Firstly, the arrest sends a very clear message that war criminals will be punished sooner or later, and secondly, but no less important, the arrest removes a very significant burden on Serbia's path toward the European Union and NATO membership," said Rasmussen after talks with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov in Sofia.Rasmussen underscored that he wanted to see "strong and empowered cooperation between Serbia and NATO," reported the Bulgarian news agency Fokus.
However, he added that it was "possible" that there was "skepticism" toward NATO in Serbian society.
The alliance launched its war against Serbia over the conflict in Kosovo in 1999, with air strikes lasting for 78 days - from March 24 until June 11.
"I would like to send a very clear message to the Serbian people: your future is in productive and mutually beneficial cooperation between Serbia, on one side, and NATO and the EU, on the other side, which could result in full-fledged membership of both organizations," stressed Rasmussen.
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