31 minutes agoReaction from France Comes After Chancellor's Statement for EU Membership
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)France's Ambassador to Serbia, Pierre Cochard, has today declared that the European perspective of the Western Balkans must be sincere and dynamically precise, adding that this is the position France's president, Emmanuel Macron, maintains. He has stressed that Serbia must be positioned more clearly in connection with the war in Ukraine and [...]
He has stressed that Serbia must be positioned more clearly in connection with the war in Ukraine, and that Belgrade has a common position on the issue with European Union countries.
He added that he rejoices that Chancellor Olaf Schelz, who hosted Kosovo Prime Minister and Serbia's president, as well.
It's a long-term and research process, but together we have to try to make it more open to public opinion and we already have results. The date is an important goal, we all know that, but the citizens of Serbia already benefit greatly from the EU, such as the “Horizon”, “Erasmus” and various tangible investments”, he said, Blic.rs wrote.
He added that there is a need for harmonisation and it is normal for the EU to insist on a common vision.
Serbia acknowledged that the invasion of Ukraine was a violation of its territorial integrity and voted with the overwhelming majority of countries in New York and other international organisations, which is important”.
Cochard added that there are sometimes <x0-lore” from enlargement to Western Balkan countries.
