Ivo Viskovic

Political Sciences Professor Ivo Viskovic believes Aleksandar Vucic's Moscow visit in the beginning of a new phase in relations between Serbia and Russia.

In addition, he stressed that he expects the reaction of the West to the strengthening of military cooperation between Serbia and Russia "not to be quite benevolent at first."

In Serbia's place, no EU country would act any differently towards Russia, against whom the U.S. and the EU have imposed sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine.

This is what Faculty of Political Sciences professor Ivo Viskovic told RTS, noting that economic ties between Serbia and Russia are so strong it would be suicidal for Belgrade to undermine these relationships willingly.

It can be expected that the U.S. will suggest to Germany and other EU members to let up, and give Serbia a chance to open chapters in membership negotiations.

This is according to Faculty of of Political Sciences professor Ivo Viskovic, who added that the visit of Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to Washington is "very important."

BELGRADE - Serbian officials' meetings with Germany's Foreign Minister Walter Steinmeier in Belgrade have shown that Germany has balanced its policy regarding Kosovo to an extent and that Pristina has to be prepared to compromise, professor of the Belgrade Faculty of Political Science Ivo Viskovic has said.

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BELGRADE - The undiplomatic move by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama thwarted the ultimate goal of his visit to Serbia - a major breakthrough in the relations between the two countries, says former Serbian ambassador to Berlin Ivo Viskovic, a professor at the Belgrade Faculty of Political Sciences.

Following the summit of Western Balkan leaders in Berlin, Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, said that all the countries of the region have a future in the EU and are striving towards EU membership.

Ivo Viskovic, a former Serbian ambassador to Germany, says Vucic's meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday will focus on Serbia's EU integration process.

According to him, Serbia can expect German help on its path to EU membership. "This help would be mainly of an advisory and economic character through stimulating German investment in Serbia," Viskovic told BIRN.