Key Takeaways
- Serbia has decided not to join NATO or CSTO, prioritizing its own security and military neutrality policy.
- Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin emphasized that Serbia’s decision is based on its commitment to military neutrality and maintaining good relations with its neighbors.
- Guaranteeing its own security is a difficult but necessary path for Serbia, Vulin noted.
Belgrade: Serbia will not become a member of NATO or the CSTO, it must ensure its own security, although this is difficult, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin told Sputnik.
“Serbia strictly adheres to the policy of military neutrality. This means that we will not expand our participation in any military bloc. And we will try to maintain the best relations with everyone, first of all — with the countries in our neighborhood. So Serbia will not become a member of NATO, will not be a member of the CSTO,” Vulin said.
He admitted that for a country the size of Serbia, this is the hardest path.
“We must guarantee our own security, which is not easy. But this is the most honest path — to make decisions about ourselves,” he emphasized.
Currently, the parliament of Serbia is an observer in the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
