“Membership in the European Union” remains a strategic goal of Serbia and one of the main priorities of the foreign policy, the head of Serbian diplomacy said today. Ivica Dačič before the representatives of the European Parliament, who asked the official Belgrade to further harmonize the foreign and security policy with the Union.
Serbia has been under the scrutiny of European and American diplomacy in recent months, which are calling on Belgrade to join international sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and ongoing tensions with Kosovo, while Washington and Brussels are jointly seeking a solution, insisting that Prishtina and Belgrade reached a “legally binding agreement”, Hina points out.
In separate talks with MEPs, Dacic reiterated today that Serbia “remains fully committed to the process of reform and improvement of all spheres of society”, as well as “to the further development of regional cooperation, which directly contributes to building trust mutual and reconciliation process” , encouraging overall development and reforms on the way to “full EU membership,” Serbia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
The head of Serbian diplomacy has talked with the deputy of the Greens Viola von Kramon, MEPs Demetris Papadakis and Matjaz Nemetz and with the co-chair of the delegation of the European Parliament in the Parliamentary Commission for Stabilization and Association, Alessandra Moreta.
According to a statement from Dacic’s office, his interlocutors “positively assessed the reform process and the steps the Serbian government is taking to harmonize the visa policy with the Union”, but at the same time called on Belgrade to “further harmonize the policy foreign and security policy” with Brussels.
Dacic, as it was said, indicated that Serbia “has no problem” respecting EU policies “to the extent that it does not harm its national interests”.
The topic of the conversation was the relations between Belgrade and Prishtina, during which it was emphasized that “only an open dialogue” can be the right way to reach a compromise and stable solution.
Regarding Ukraine, Dacic told MEPs that Serbia “condemns any violation of international law”, but at the same time expressed regret that “some European representatives insist on respecting the territorial integrity of Ukraine, which Serbia undoubtedly supports, but in its case (in relation to Kosovo) it does not have the support” from the European Union, the communiqué states.
Dacic failed to mention their “strategic” partnership with Russia and China, which contradicts his entire statement regarding EU membership and partnership!
