Vucic addresses reports about Serbia "abandoning EU path"
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has called on members of the country's government to "respect the policy of the path of Serbia toward the EU."
Source: Tanjug
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(Tanjug)
"Our policy is the EU, but also preservation and promotion of friendships with traditional friends and allies, such as Russia and China. This policy is determined by the institutions of Serbia and will not change by the wish of any politician in Serbia," the Serbian president stressed in a statement to journalists in Baku, Azerbaijan.
He said this in response to comments in the German press about a possible change in Serbia's policy, after the response of Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin to a recent interview given by the had of the EU delegation to Serbia, Sem Fabrizi.
To those who underestimate the importance of the EU for Serbia, Vucic said:
"Hold on, we are on the European path and I am completely sure that we are on the right track."
Commenting on German language media reports about "suspicion that Serbia is abandoning the European path," Vucic said he did not know what that was about, "unless it was because of Vulin's statement."
Tanjug quoted Vucic as saying on Tuesday that at the time he took the oath of office as prime minister, "he said that what Serbia's policy is, and it is a policy of friendship and respect toward friends, that Serbia will not impose sanctions on Serbia (sic) and that Serbia is on a European path, and repeated that when he became president."
"That is Serbia's policy and it will not change because of the wishes of one or five persons," he said.
Commenting on Fabrizi's statement, Vucic said it was true that Kosovo is a stumbling block on the path toward the EU.
"I saw nothing contentious is what Fabrizi was saying," said Vucic.
In his interview for Blic published on Sunday, Sem Fabrizi said that Kosovo was "the key element in Serbia's accession to the European Union."
Reacting the same day, Aleksandar Vulin said that if the EU finds only the stance toward the Kosovo problem to be of key importance, and if it is setting conditions that it knows will not be fulfilled, i.e., looking for an excuse not to accept Serbia as a member - "then we should think about changing our foreign policy priorities."
All you people are talking this and that but the reality is that Serbia must and will have another war in Kosovo there is no other way Kosovo is Serbia
(Nick, 23 May 2018 14:26)
Even If Serbia decided to abandon its aspirations of becoming a EU member it would still have to "Recognize The Independent Republic Of Kosova"
and still NO EU FOR SERBIA!!!
(Peter athe arovly Mountains, 22 May 2018 13:30) # Comment link
To Pete
While the money keeps comes in from EU /Brussels , we Serbs will always be interested to join the EU club.
Tell EU to stop giving Belgrade money and will see then what answer would be for Brussels , especially with Chinese ,Russian ,Japanese and Arab money coming in )) Bye,Bye EU ,we changed our mind ))
Serbia know how to play the game while the scraps /Euros keep coming in.
Get my drift Pete )) the USA did when they gave only 20 million dollars ))
(Sasa from near Jagodina, 22 May 2018 19:05)
Even If Serbia decided to abandon its aspirations of becoming a EU member it would still have to "Recognize The Independent Republic Of Kosova"
and still NO EU FOR SERBIA!!!
(Peter athe arovly Mountains, 22 May 2018 13:30)
Even If Serbia decided to abandon its aspirations of becoming a EU member it would still have to "Recognize The Independent Republic Of Kosova"
and still NO EU FOR SERBIA!!!
(Peter athe arovly Mountains, 22 May 2018 13:30)
Even If Serbia decided to abandon its aspirations of becoming a EU member it would still have to "Recognize The Independent Republic Of Kosova"
and still NO EU FOR SERBIA!!!
(Peter athe arovly Mountains, 22 May 2018 13:30) # Comment link
To Pete
While the money keeps comes in from EU /Brussels , we Serbs will always be interested to join the EU club.
Tell EU to stop giving Belgrade money and will see then what answer would be for Brussels , especially with Chinese ,Russian ,Japanese and Arab money coming in )) Bye,Bye EU ,we changed our mind ))
Serbia know how to play the game while the scraps /Euros keep coming in.
Get my drift Pete )) the USA did when they gave only 20 million dollars ))
(Sasa from near Jagodina, 22 May 2018 19:05)
All you people are talking this and that but the reality is that Serbia must and will have another war in Kosovo there is no other way Kosovo is Serbia
(Nick, 23 May 2018 14:26)
Even If Serbia decided to abandon its aspirations of becoming a EU member it would still have to "Recognize The Independent Republic Of Kosova"
and still NO EU FOR SERBIA!!!
(Peter athe arovly Mountains, 22 May 2018 13:30)
Even If Serbia decided to abandon its aspirations of becoming a EU member it would still have to "Recognize The Independent Republic Of Kosova"
and still NO EU FOR SERBIA!!!
(Peter athe arovly Mountains, 22 May 2018 13:30) # Comment link
To Pete
While the money keeps comes in from EU /Brussels , we Serbs will always be interested to join the EU club.
Tell EU to stop giving Belgrade money and will see then what answer would be for Brussels , especially with Chinese ,Russian ,Japanese and Arab money coming in )) Bye,Bye EU ,we changed our mind ))
Serbia know how to play the game while the scraps /Euros keep coming in.
Get my drift Pete )) the USA did when they gave only 20 million dollars ))
(Sasa from near Jagodina, 22 May 2018 19:05)
All you people are talking this and that but the reality is that Serbia must and will have another war in Kosovo there is no other way Kosovo is Serbia
(Nick, 23 May 2018 14:26)