President's cabinet reacts to German official's statements

The cabinet of Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic late on Tuesday reacted to statements made by German politician Michael Roth, a Belgrade daily writes.

According to Vecernje Novosti, Roth, who serves as minister of state for Europe in Germany's Foreign Ministry, "shocked Serbian state leadership" when he said Serbia will have Germany's support if the country is determined to become a part of the EU and not of Russia.