Brussels Expects Serbia to Behave In Line With its Commitments

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The European Commission expects Serbia to act upon commitments it has accepted as a state that chose accession to the European Union (EU) to be its strategic priority, the Union's spokesperson Peter Stano said in a comment for the Voice of America (VoA) on Aug. 12.

"Serbia's authorities say the EU integrations is the country's strategic priority. We expect Belgrade to act accordingly," Stano said in a written statement for the VoA, reacting to reports that Serbia had decided to buy military equipment from China.

The equipment in question is China-made antiaircraft batteries FK-3, noted in a report the state-owned Jugoimport SDPR company had filed to the Serbian Business Registers Agency.

"Serbia's progress towards the EU means it has to adjust its policies to the Union's foreign and security policy, based on the negotiating framework," the EU chief spokesperson for foreign and security affairs said when asked about the circumstances pointing to more dynamic military cooperation between Serbia and China.