Neutral country

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday received a US Armed Forces delegation headed by Ret Gen Philip Breedlove, the previous NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

Serbia will continue to support EU aspirations of its neighbors and implement a policy of military neutrality, protecting and promoting its national interests.

Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said this on Thursday in Belgrade at the opening of the conference "New International Reality - Challenges and Prospects."

Ivica Dacic says that military neutrality does not mean only that Serbia will not join NATO - it also means the country will not join any military alliance.

However, continued Serbia's acting PM and foreign minister, "this does not prevent us from having good relations with the Western military alliance."

Aleksandar Vulin says his nomination for Serbia's new defense minister carries with it "no hidden messages."

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Non-aligned Sweden seems to be gradually losing its former trademark neutrality, as the red-green coalition government is poised to accept an invitation to join the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), which is composed of seven NATO countries.

Serbia is pursuing a policy of military neutrality and has no aspirations to join NATO or any other military alliance.

Serbia's Acting prime minister and FM Ivica Dacic told this to a delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Economics and Security Committee Tuesday.

Serbian military experts are warning that government in Belgrade will one day have to re-consider its doctrine of military neutrality as neighbours in the Balkans join, or come closer to joining, the Western military alliance.

ST PETERSBURG - With its new government, Serbia will not change its attitude towards Russia, Serbia's Acting PM and FM Ivica Dacic said in St Petersburg Thursday.

Acting PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said in St Petersburg on Thursday that Serbia's new government would not change its policy and stance towards Russia.

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Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says his country "does not want to even think about a black scenario like a possible conflict between Russia and NATO."