Tadic : Serbi wants EU and Kosovo

Belgrade, May, 10. 2010  (Serbia today)  - Serbia definitely wants to become a member of the EU  but will never give up on protecting its integrity in Kosovo, said Serbian president Boris Tadic. At a ceremony commemorating 180 years of the Serbian Army (VS) elite Guard (Garda) at Pozarevac, Tadic said that those are the  two key points of Serbia's current and future policy. Serbian president stressed that the country “takes care of its people, wherever they may live”, and added that Serbia conducts a peaceful policy.  “If there is a stable Serbia, conditions are met for the development of all of southeastern Europe, to benefit all people who live in this area,” the president told the gathering. He also added that it was very important for the “people, all institutions and political parties” to unite over those principles. “We are extending a hand of reconciliation because today we need unity. The Serbian Army has its place in that context, and today and in the future, we are ready to invest in the army despite the crisis,” Tadić pointed.