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PM Brnabic: Serbia aligned with EU in condemning Russia’s aggression, but… Jelena Babsek 2–3 minutes _____ Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said Tuesday in Brussels that Belgrade's argument in talks on imposing sanctions on Russia was that Serbia has aligned with the European Union in terms of values in condemning the Russian aggression against Ukraine, but that it has its reasons against imposing sanctions on Moscow, reported the Serbian state TV (RTS). In this situation, she said, it is difficult to make formal progress in opening negotiation chapters or clusters, but Serbia continues to implement reforms. “As for whether everything else that we can do will be enough for us to open clusters, I hope it will, at least cluster 3 (competitiveness and inclusive growth), because the war in Ukraine had not even begun when we were ready for the opening of cluster 3,” stressed Brnabic. She said she discussed this on Tuesday with European Union (EU) Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi. “We can continue to implement reforms, certainly in the area of the rule of law, and the implementation of the media strategy where we are definitely behind,” said Brnabic. She noted that the officials in Brussels have understanding for Belgrade’s efforts to preserve stability and peace in Kosovo, “despite the daily provocations.” The Prime Minister spoke in Brussels with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel. Von der Leyen stressed the need for the normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, while Michel stressed the need for an immediate de-escalation of the situation in the north of Kosovo and for the continuation of the EU-facilitated dialogue with Pristina. -- 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/0b9201d9af0e%24b23aef30%2416b0cd90%24%40gmail.com.
