Foreign Minister Selakovic: Date of Moscow visit unknown, important talks with Scholz

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Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic says that the date of his visit to Moscow is not yet known, and that talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his upcoming visit to Belgrade will be difficult but important for Serbia's stability and European path.

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"I accepted the invitation to visit Moscow, I can't say when it will be realized. A date is being determined, and the topics will certainly be important for Serbia," Selakovic told TV Pink.

He noted that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is on an official visit to Turkey today, which is both a NATO country and a candidate country for EU membership.

"You will see that no one in the foreign public will speak about what happened in Serbia regarding the flight ban. There was obviously another problem here," said Selakovic.

He said that Serbia is committed to dialogue, which, he points out, is healing and can lead to solving problems.

"We are an independent state, dedicated to dialogue with everyone, especially with friends,"said the head of Serbian diplomacy.

Selakovic assessed the interest of the world media in the eventually canceled visit of Lavrov as a possible preparation to completely slander Serbia in the western part of the public.

Selakovic said that the visit of the Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz is very important, because Germany is the largest investor and individual donor in Serbia.

He said that he spoke about the German economic strength and connection with Serbia, that the exchange exceeded six billion euros and that German companies employ 77,000 workers here.

"The messages we will hear are neither nice nor easy. It is important to hear them and talk. We are not in a position to choose in the conversation with Germany," said Selakovic and reminded that such a large country does not change its foreign policy course easily.

He stressed that Serbia has shown that it is a pillar of preserving stability and peace in this part of Europe.

"The German economy has very much recognized that. Investments are proof that it is safe to invest capital here, and then profitable. Talks with Germany and the type of success in the talks are essential, because it brings Serbia a certain type of conditions for progress on the European path," he said.

He stressed that he expected important topics during Scholz's visit, not only for Serbia, but also about the continuation of the European path of the Western Balkans.

"The commitment to the EU is not in question, it is a way to preserve peace and stability in the region," he said.

Selakovic said that in order to prepare for the winter that will be difficult, it is important to preserve peace, to have a serious level of political stability in the country.

"It's important that we enter the period of crisis as serious, responsible, well-organized. We are doing that through contacts with foreign high-ranking officials, regional connections through Open Balkan. Everything is in the function of the goal to ensure the least harmful going of Serbia through the period of crisis," said Selakovic.

(Telegraf.rs)