The Serbian authorities are sympathetic to the Balkan countries joining the North Atlantic Alliance, therefore they count on NATO’s understanding that Serbia itself will not join the bloc.
This statement was made on Wednesday, July 22, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Ivica Dacic.
“I would like to note once again that the policy of the country’s military neutrality is not doubted for a moment in Serbia. It is the fundamental and well-known position, which NATO, the members of the alliance, its partners and other countries should reckon with, as we reckon with the choice in favor of NATO of our neighbors, ”the diplomat said.
At the same time, he stressed that the relations between Serbia and NATO are overshadowed by the “legacy of the past” in the form of the notorious bombings. Yugoslavia. Dacic recalled that Belgrade considers the incident an act of aggression.
It is worth noting that the statement was made at the opening of the next annual NATO week in Serbia. The organizer of this forum is the pro-Western NGO Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies.