The USA surprised by Serbia's agreement with Russia, says that it is a step in the wrong direction

US State Department
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The United States believes that no country should expand cooperation with Russia while it continues its aggression against Ukraine, the US State Department announced in connection with the decision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia to sign a plan for consultations with the Russian Ministry for the next two years. .

The document was signed last week, during the UN General Assembly in New York, by Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Selakovic said that it is a technical document that was signed in 1996 and that it contains allegations related to Kosovo and foreign policy and that there are no elements of security policy in it.

A spokesman for the State Department, in response to VOA's request for comment, said last night that "the news of the agreement is surprising and in complete contrast to other constructive meetings held with Serbian representatives in New York", without specifying which meetings were in question. .

In New York, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke with White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Undersecretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, among others.

-Further alignment with Russia is a step in the wrong direction and contradicts Serbia's expressed European aspirations... Serbia should accelerate steps to advance on the European path, including diversification of energy sources to reduce energy dependence on Russia and alignment of the foreign and security policy with the EU, emphasized the unnamed spokesperson of the State Department.

The State Department said that the US "continues to strongly support Serbia's goal of becoming a member of the EU".

- It is clear that Russia does not support the accession of the countries of the Western Balkans to the European Union and is only trying to cause divisions in the region. The future of the Western Balkans is unequivocal in the EU, the enlargement promotes long-term peace, stability and prosperity in the entire region, concludes the reaction.

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