"Full normalization with Kosovo needed," says Austrian FM
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz has said that "full normalization of relations with Kosovo" is needed before Serbia joins the EU.
Wednesday, 10.12.2014.
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"Full normalization with Kosovo needed," says Austrian FM
"It is not in the EU's interest to accept members that have disputes with other countries, because that would introduce instability, so Serbia needs to normalize its relations with Kosovo before joining the EU, which would be confirmed by a legally binding document as well, and Brussels is prepared to help and facilitate the process,"he stated.He thinks it is also possible that Serbia will have to distance itself from Russia adopt the joint political views formulated in Brussels just before joining the EU.
Commenting on contradictory statements by EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn on whether Serbia has to impose sanctions on Russia, he said that he "believed Hahn had simply wished to stress that sharing EU values and gradually falling in line with EU policies was an important part of the accession process."
The Serbian government's pro-EU direction, and especially that of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, is very clear, Kurz underscored.
Commenting on Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj's actions after his provisional release from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, he remarked that he was not concerned about it because nationalism was an obsolete ideology in Serbia.
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