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MEPs: Serbia to harmonise with EU policy, impose sanctions on Russia Author:Beta, N1 Belgrade 3 minutes _____ MEPs Vladímir Bilčík and Tanja Fajon said on Tuesday they expected Serbia to fully align with the EU's common foreign and security policy, including imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime over its aggression against it Ukraine. Bilčík, EP rapporteur for Serbia, and Fajon, head of the EP delegation for relations with Serbia, said in a joint statement that they „see it as an important and urgent signal that Serbia supports EU principles and values and is committed to working with European partners for peace.“ „The unity of the international community in opposing Putin’s aggression against Ukraine is essential for any attempt to consolidate peace and avoid the spread of war. We expect Serbia to fully comply with the EU’s common foreign and security policy, including sanctions adopted against the regime in Russia,“ the MEPs said. In the statement after Tuesday's adoption of the EP resolution on Russian aggression against Ukraine, Biličík and Fajon added that the international situation has "dramatically changed since last week" and that "there is no room for giving in to the aggressor." Besides quoting the two MEPs' joint statements, the European Parliament (EP) website recalled that Serbia's Government adopted on Sunday the conclusions of the National Security Council from February 25 on the crisis in Ukraine. "The 15-point conclusion says that Russia and Ukraine have always been friendly countries for Serbia and that Serbia has provided full and moral support for respecting the principles of Ukraine's territorial integrity. The conclusion added that regarding the sanctions, Serbia would follow the protection of own vital economic and political interests exclusively ", Bilčík and Fajon said. It was added that while supporting the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Serbia refused to join the EU sanctions against Russia. "It has not unequivocally condemned the Russian military aggression" and that it was "the only country in the Western Balkans that has not harmonized with the EU position," the MEPs said. The EP on Tuesday adopted a resolution condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. -- http:www.antic.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SERBIAN NEWS NETWORK" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/senet/1c4401d82e0f%24c535bc90%244fa135b0%24%40gmail.com.
