{"id":53258,"date":"2023-05-19T13:04:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T11:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=53258"},"modified":"2023-05-19T13:05:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T11:05:37","slug":"new-york-times-article-on-vucics-ties-to-crime-is-true-says-derek-chollet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/new-york-times-article-on-vucics-ties-to-crime-is-true-says-derek-chollet\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNew York Times article on Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s ties to crime is true,\u201d says Derek Chollet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Bob Menendez, head of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations asked the high official of the State Department, Derek Chollet if he believes the New York Times article exposing the Serbian president\u2019s ties to gang violence, is true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe it is. I cannot speak to the specifics of the article but there is absolutely a lot of corruption there,\u201d answered Chollet on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Menendez went further to ask if Serbia could make a reliable partner given the background and if such a case could endanger the region\u2019s chances of European integration, with Chollet saying that \u201cit is a test and we are keeping our eyes open\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are holding Vu\u010di\u0107 and his colleagues to account, for their corruption, behavior, and activity. We have issued sanctions against many folks throughout the region. We have made it very clear that corruption is the single most important thing holding up the integration of the region to Europe. This is a high priority for us, it is something our embassies work very hard on and we pay very close attention to in Washington,\u201d Chollet further provided.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy article, the weekly magazine of the New York Times reveals the alleged connections of the Serbian president with the world of crime in his country.<\/p>\n<p>Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 denounced the article as being written in Serbia. However, in a response to these allegations, the New York Times said that the article is based in facts and contains the truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Bob Menendez, head of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations asked the high official of the State Department, Derek Chollet if he believes the New York Times article exposing the Serbian president\u2019s ties to gang violence, is true. \u201cWe believe it is. 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