Serbia will not impose sanctions on Russia

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday Serbia would not impose sanctions on Russia, and that it would continue with its EU integration.

Speaking at a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vucic thanked the Russian leader for his visit to Belgrade and decision to attend the 70th anniversary of Belgrade's liberation from German occupation, a victory won jointly by the Yugoslav Partisans and the Red Army.

Serbia is on a path towards the EU and will not abandon it, but it is grateful to Russia for respecting that and not trying to make it give up on EU integration, Vucic stated.

"The Russian Federation has always protected Serbia, but Serbia has also shown that it is Russia's friend in tough times," the Serbian prime minister pointed out.

"I am embarrassed to have to reiterate that we have not and will not impose sanctions on Russia. This government will definitely not do that," Vucic emphasised.

Commenting on Serbias's upcoming chairmanship of the OSCE, he said that Serbia would play an important role and help solve problems in other parts of the world.

A number of cars manufactured in Fiat's plant in the Serbian city of Kragujevac will be exported to Russia, Vucic stated.

"The good news for the people of Serbia is that President Putin agreed tom my request to export a certain quota of Fiat vehicles made in Kragujevac to Russia, and we also agreed on a moral liberal arrangement concerning cheese export, which is important for our agriculture," Vucic remarked.

Exports of Serbian dairy products, cheese, and cheese spreads to the Russian Federation have also been agreed, said Vucic, noting that this agreement is very important for...