"Serbia has complied with the sanctions imposed by the European Union on Belarus in April this year due to" the situation in Belarus and Belarus' involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, "the portal said. European Western Balkans (EUB).

At issue is EU Council Decision 2022/579, which was adopted on 8 April, and two weeks later, on 22 April, it was announced on the Council's website that Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina complied with this decision.

This is the second time Serbia has complied with EU sanctions related to the war in Ukraine, following a March decision to extend the restrictive measures of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and leading members of the Ukrainian leadership from 2010-2014.

The decision of the EU Council on April 8 introduces sectoral sanctions on the Belarusian financial and transport system in response to Belarus' involvement in Russian aggression against Ukraine, the statement said.

According to a survey by the Center for International and Security Affairs (ISAC), Serbia consistently complied with EU restrictive measures against Belarus until April 2019, when it failed to comply with Declaration 325 of the EU Council, which only extended sanctions. .