Vladimir Dobrovolsky. The European Union continues to discuss with Serbia convergence of views on foreign policy towards the country's membership in the EU, aware of its historical ties with Russia, said the head of EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini.

Serbia, as opposed to from a number of other candidate countries for accession to the European Union, attached to the European sanctions against Russia. In this regard, many European officials repeatedly stated That the entry into the Union Belgrade should straighten my stance on foreign policy in congruence with the position of the European Union.

"We had a little discussion with the question of relations with Russia. We discussed mostly the issue of Ukrainian downs, the role that Serbia plays as the head of the OSCE, and the possible ways of cooperation for the execution of the Minsk agreement. We discussed the positive steps We can take together, " said Mogherini in Belgrade on mutual press conference with the Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic.

"With regard to relations of Serbia with Russia, We are very well aware of the historical, economic and cultural ties. History and geography are not changed, " said the head of European diplomacy. By her expression, " it would be naive not to take into account the history and geography of political relations between the countries-EU members and candidate countries ".

"We, of course, discussed the need for What We call bringing in congruence, although I don't quite like that word, foreign policy towards the EU membership. But We very much value our own foreign policy of Serbia and the contribution that Serbia can do and is already doing in foreign and security policy of the EU, " said Mogherini.

in her expressions, Serbia makes the seventh largest contribution to the foreign operations of the European Union." This speaks to our cooperation in foreign policy, " said Mogherini.

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