Serbian relations with Russia must follow Brussels policy, association group told

World December 17, 2014, 16:10

EU membership talks under way since January are hampered by refusal of Serbian authorities to join sanctions against Russia

BRUSSELS, December 17. /TASS/. European Union candidate Serbia has been told its political relations with Russia must reflect foreign policy determined by Brussels.

Alignment "in all its dimensions" should include Russia "as quickly as possible", Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on Wednesday, leading an EU delegation to the EU-Serbia Council of Association and Stabilization in Brussels.

Serbian authorities have refused to join EU sanctions imposed on Russia though this step hampers bloc membership talks under way since January.

The Balkan republic was granted candidate state status in March 2012. The year 2020 is the expected deadline for Serbian accession.

 

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