NATO

Davenport: Serbia-NATO partnership the right approach

BELGRADE - It is for Serbia to determine its policy towards NATO, and the partnership approach is the right one, the Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, Michael Davenport, said Monday.

Serbia has made the strategic choice about heading towards the EU, as reaffirmed multiple times, but we have also seen an evolution of Serbia's approach towards partnership with NATO, said Davenport.

Croatia Joins Regional 'Special Operations' Air Force

The Croatian defence ministry said on Tuesday that it had begun to set up a joint special air force with Slovenia, Hungary and Bulgaria, sponsored by NATO's Special Operations Headquarters and the US.

The new joint force could be used for special missions to fight terrorism or evacuate troops from potential hostile territory in northern Africa or the Mediterranean, it said.

Vucic: No pressure on Serbia to join NATO

BRUSSELS - There was no pressure on Serbia to join NATO, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic said Wednesday after meetings at NATO's Brussels headquarters.

NATO respects Serbia's military neutrality, but it is also one of the first partners to talk to when it comes to preserving peace, stability and economic progress, Vucic told reporters.

Stoltenberg: Serbia exporter of stability, we regret victims' deaths

BRUSSELS - Serbia is an exporter of stability in the region, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said after a meeting with Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic Wednesday.

NATO respects Serbia's military neutrality, Stoltenberg said, expressing regret over the deaths of the victims of NATO's 1999 air campaign, when it bombed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Vucic to meet with Stoltenberg Wednesday

BRUSSELS - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic will meet with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the alliance's Brussels headquarters on Wednesday.

Vucic will also meet with North Atlantic Council representatives, the alliance has announced.

In a statement submitted to Tanjug last month, NATO said it fully respected Serbia's policy of military neutrality.

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