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Vucic: I Expect Serbia To Incline Towards European Geopolitical Community Initiative

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Archive / News | 19.05.22 | access_time 20:35

Charles Michel, Aleksandar Vucic, Belgrade, May 19 2022 (BETAPHOTO/MILOS MISKOV)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated on May 19 that he expected Serbia to incline towards the idea about the European Geopolitical Community, i.e. the initiative of European Council President Charles Michel, the aim of which is to deepen cooperation in facing the common challenges in Europe.

"I don't see anything bad in this for Serbia and, as far as Serbia is concerned, I believe that, after the discussion I will be having with the government representatives, we will be joining with great pleasure and great hope," Vucic told reporters after meeting Michel in Belgrade.

He assessed that the initiative was important for everyone in the Western Balkans and an important step forward, and that he saw "no conspiracy theories" in it.

The president of the European Council has stated that the European Geopolitical Community could help the countries aspiring to join the EU, because it would make the process of their accession simpler.

"I fully support the idea for speeding up the process of accession to the Union and for it to be more efficient. It should bring tangible benefits to the membership candidate countries. The 'European Geopolitical Community' would enable regular top-level meetings, exchange of ideas about common interests and coordination," Michel has stated.

He stated that he had put forward the proposal for the creation of the European Geopolitical Community because it was important that a political format existed "here and now," that would enable "joint commitment to particular challenges," especially foreign political and geopolitical ones, and that the proposal's purpose was not "to delay something else."

Vucic also said Michel voiced the EU's expectation for Serbia to join the sanctions against Russia, and that he had informed Michel about the situation in and the stance of Serbia.

"We discussed the issue of energy and market in Serbia, and we can expect the EU's help in that regard," Vucic has stated.

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