MOSCOW (Reuters) - Serbia is definitely with a "long and uncertain" road to help signing up for this European Union nonetheless will not likely provide upward it is declare that will Kosovo for the sake of membership, President-elect Tomislav Nikolic told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.
It ended up being Nikolic's initial dangerous getaway considering he or she had been selected us president about May 20. The election on the past leader from the ultranationalist Radical Party triggered speculation the continent may possibly reject its pro-Western journey steered because the overthrow recently Serb strongman Slobodan Milosevic within 2000.
But aides to help Nikolic reported your visit that will Russia had already been planned in advance of their shock election victory and also Nikolic stated their very first official currency visit following they are inaugurated president would be to Brussels about June 12.
The interacting with using Nikolic appeared to be also Putin's first find using a foreign leader from exterior the former Soviet Union considering they go back that will Russia's presidency for any six-year time period on May 7.
The pair spoke warmly involving ties between their nations, which in turn promote typically Slavic, Orthodox Christian culture, animus toward NATO about their 1999 bombing campaign versus Milosevic's govt as well as opposition into the liberty involving Kosovo.
"We view Serbia seeing that our spiritual brothers," said Putin, whom met Nikolic around the sidelines of the congress belonging to the principal United Russia party simply just outside the actual Kremlin.
Nikolic advised Putin in which "Serbia can be a partner of Russia within the Balkans" in addition to reported your dog would certainly safeguard the particular hobbies with Serbia and also Russia. But Nikolic as well presented further more confidence that will he or she needs Serbia in order to sign up for the actual EU.
"Serbia will be on the highway on the EU. It is usually a long plus unsure road. We will arrangement our region according to the actual policies of which happen to be in the EU," Nikolic explained to Putin, reported by Russian news bureau Itar-Tass and also Serbia's Tanjug.
He additional which he has "not heard the way to find that tinnitus that will Serbia ought to take into account Kosovo. We cannot do that, even if this intended breaking down negotiations at this very moment."
No well known political boss with Serbia has said they'd acknowledge Kosovo as a swap for EU accession, nor has the actual demand happen to be explicitly produced by the actual bloc.
The West can be pressuring Belgrade to "normalize relations" using its original northern province, nevertheless any categorical require for reputation might possibly be undermined by the belief that five associated with this EU's 27 EU members don't figure out Kosovo while independent.
Putin has wanted in order to increase economic scarves along with Serbia. He advised Nikolic that Russia has been "ready" to offer an $800 thousand infrastructure enhancement loan which includes long been within negotiation, nonetheless failed to express as soon as it might be finalized.
The Serbian commercial infrastructure ministry said inside December how the factors have typed in very last discussions for that loan to overhaul the Balkan country's dilapidated railroad network. It is usually portion of a wider economic pact arranged in 2009.
(Additional confirming by means of Matthew Robinson in Belgrade; Writing simply by Steve Gutterman; Editing by Jon Hemming)
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