The head of diplomacy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, warned Serbia that its Euro-Atlantic aspirations do not coincide with the relations that Belgrade has with Russia.

“We welcome the strategic and courageous choices of some Western Balkan states that are fully compliant with the sanctions against Russia. We also emphasized to those who have not aligned yet, or have not aligned at all, and here I would especially emphasize Serbia, that maintaining close ties with Russia is not compatible with its EU accession process and is also harmful for the national interest of Serbia”, said Borrell.

He made these statements after the meeting in Brussels, where the situation in the Western Balkans region and the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia were discussed in the Council of Foreign Affairs.

In this meeting that was held on May 22, the ministers of foreign affairs from the six countries of the Western Balkans also participated.

The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Policy and Security, Josep Borrell, also ordered the countries that have not adapted their foreign policy to that of the EU, to change their behavior.

Serbia is the only country in the region that has not imposed sanctions on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, not following the example of Brussels.

Meanwhile, speaking about the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, Borrell called on the parties to implement all the obligations arising from this process and to put an end to tensions and statements and provocative behavior. He said that the path to European integration goes through cooperation and building good neighborliness.