The future Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic announced that the goals of the new government will be twofold - military neutrality and integration into the European Union.
"The two cornerstones by which President Vučić defined our actions towards the outside world are political independence and military neutrality," Vučević said in his speech to parliament.
"Peace has no price for us and we will always support its achievement where it is threatened," he added.
Vucevic pointed out that Belgrade wants to "preserve peace and stability" in the Western Balkans.
The chairman of the Serbian Progressive Party (SPP) stated that full membership in the EU remains a strategic priority for the country:
"The government I will lead will continue to work hard to meet all existing benchmarks that ultimately benefit our citizens and economy."
Milos Vucevic also said that Serbia's European path is blocked because the country "does not meet the expectations of some big and powerful member states."
"The door is still closed to those good students in our region who meet the criteria and unwritten expectations, but nevertheless do not advance on the path to membership," he said, quoted by the Politika newspaper.
"Serbia's response to all this must be based on the long historical experience of our people, which teaches us that the great and the strong can sometimes defeat us, but they cannot humiliate us," added the future prime minister.
The mandate holder emphasized the importance of Serbia's strategic partnership with China, which will be crowned with a Free Trade Agreement this year.
"Despite the contrary views of many in the West, for us China represents a friendly country and a reliable ally in the defense of our territorial integrity. Our position on the One China policy will not change. I look forward to the upcoming visit of President Xi Jinping to Belgrade. It will open a new chapter in the development of the steely friendship between Serbia and China," said Vucevic.
Today, the Serbian parliament will vote on the composition of the government proposed by Miloš Vucevic./BGNES
