The US "needs to have a strong relationship with Serbia and must find ways to promote a partnership to help the stability of the broader Balkan region."
"If Trump goes to Serbia, he'll find that Serbs like him"
The US "needs to have a strong relationship with Serbia and must find ways to promote a partnership to help the stability of the broader Balkan region."
Source: VOA, Tanjug
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(Tanjug/AP, file)
Poe, who is a co-chair of the Serbian Caucus in the US Congress, spoke with Voice of America after returning from Belgrade this week to say that he would convey Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's message to US President Donald Trump "both formally and informally," and would encourage him to visit Serbia.
"I think that if Trump goes there, he will find that Serbs, just like Americans, very much like him and his unconventional leadership. This visit would be good for Serbia and the United States, I hope he will go," Voice of America cited Poe as saying on its Serbian language website.
Speaking about a letter to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, that he signed along with 13 other members of Congress, Poe said it was sent because the signatories wished to explain their position that the US needs to have a more positive relationship with Serbia.
"It is good not only for the US but also for Serbia, to talk about how to be better partners. It'ss not only good for bilateral relations but also helps stability in the region. If Serbia is stable in the region, in my opinion other countries of the region, too, will be more stable. Our goal is stability in the region and we have a democratic government in Serbia with which the United States can continue the partnership," said Poe.
He also pointed out that the United States supports democratic reforms, stating that freedom of the press is one of them.
Poe thinks that the Obama administration "seems to have ignored the Balkans" - which he said was a mistake, one that he said he hoped the Trump administration would not make.
While Serbia has said its main goal is to join the European Union, it has refused to join the bloc in imposing sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, and unlike its neighbor Montenegro, which joined NATO in June, Serbia has expressed no interest in becoming part of that alliance, VOA remarked it its report.
"I appreciate Serbia's position of being a neutral country, but we should be concerned of the Russian 'bear' looking for more places to gobble up, and the Balkans may be one of those places," Poe said and added that "Europe needs to understand that Russia has not changed its outlook since it was the Soviet Union."
"They interfere with elections, everybody's elections. They send disinformation through social media into all countries, they spread their propaganda. Russians really can't be trusted, but being neutral is a decision Serbia has to make," said Poe.
As for "the possibilities for economic cooperation" - the US congressman said that "the export of American natural gas to Serbia and other Balkan countries would be beneficial from a geopolitical standpoint, alleviating Russia's grip on Eastern Europe, where Moscow has the only gas pipeline in the region," VOA reported in the summary of the interview published on its English language website.
Tanjug cited the interview to report that Poe also said it was his desire for Serbia to be a good place for US companies, and vice-versa.
"Countries that have good economic cooperation are stronger together and encouraging US investments in Serbia is one of my goals, we want to ensure that Serbia is attractive to American business people, and stability is very important. When a country is stable it is easier to persuade investors to come. I am fully in favor of US investments, of any kind, if it will help Serbia," said the US official.
Commenting on the work of the Serbian Caucus, Poes said it was making "significant progress" and was growing the number of its members and activities.
It is not enough for the Serbs to like Trump, they must also love America which they clearly do not. The Serbs will always hate America and Nato for bombing them. America is well aware of this and will never trust the Serbs, no matter how much they kiss our a$$. We don't need tiny sick Serbia, nor do we want anything to do with her.
(US Special Forces, 17 October 2017 02:33)
Really Love all the comments on here about the Archduke Ferdinand. At least our people had guts to step up to the invaders and not convert like everyone else. Keep talking siptari and bosniaks, you did nothing more than lick ISLAMS ass when they came into the Balkans. Haters gonna hate! long live Obilic and Princip, Serbian heroes noone else will ever have! CC+CC
(NATA, 15 October 2017 02:17)
Nobody get too excited.
We Serbs prefer small pox to plague simply because most of us are inoculated against it.
As it happens thanks to Albanians haha
(raska, 14 October 2017 22:23)
I think cursed Slav Serbs will start WW3
Because Serbs started the first and will start the third...
Odd number wars are always started by ODD Slav Serbs!
Trump is playing 🇷🇺 Russian roulette by going to the evil Capital of Europe -Belgrade.
Serb please do what you do best!
It's in your blood- remember that!
(Azir, 13 October 2017 21:04)
Just like human organ harvesting for extra cash is in Albanian blood.
(Justice for ALL, 14 October 2017 20:32)
President Trump should be made to feel welcome in Serbia. Try not to assassinate him like you did to the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife.
(Concerned Albanian, 13 October 2017
More like dumb Albanian ))
They where not killed in Serbia ))
(sasa.p from near Jagodina, Serbia, 13 October 2017 19:28)
sasa.p,
Nevertheless, it was a Serb who killed them, triggering WWI.
It would be better if Trump never visits Serbia, not that he ever would, since Dacic has already sickened the Donald with a disgraceful display of Serbian ass kissing at a most inappropriate time at the UN.
Everyone at the UN was chuckling at the pandering, sweaty fat slob.
(The Count of Kosova, 14 October 2017 20:04)
Albanians liked George Bush, Serbs like Trump. If you have any sense of math, you should be able to spot a negative slope line through those points. But it's a negative slope nonetheless .. a race to the toilet, if you will.
(MAT 101, 14 October 2017 18:39)
I think cursed Slav Serbs will start WW3
Because Serbs started the first and will start the third...
Odd number wars are always started by ODD Slav Serbs!
Trump is playing 🇷🇺 Russian roulette by going to the evil Capital of Europe -Belgrade.
Serb please do what you do best!
It's in your blood- remember that!
(Azir, 13 October 2017 21:04)
President Trump should be made to feel welcome in Serbia. Try not to assassinate him like you did to the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife.
(Concerned Albanian, 13 October 2017
More like dumb Albanian ))
They where not killed in Serbia ))
(sasa.p from near Jagodina, Serbia, 13 October 2017 19:28)
Trump will like Serbs even better if they bring Dacic to sing him a song (preferably "Happy birthday Mr. President") complete with a twerk.
Dacica acted like he had a crush on Trump in New York, so why not give it a try.
(Therret Prizreni, 13 October 2017 17:35)
Serbs love Trump, of course Serbs love Trump, as it is Trump who put Vucic and Barnabic to squeeze Serbia.
Bravo Serbs, continue like that you will finish in the dust of Europe and America.
Let Trump comes to Serbia and let them close all Serbia for Trump.
(Assi Mounir, 13 October 2017 15:34)
Even if this is true it will only be a temporary state of affairs.
Trump is currently too busy spewing out hate and threats against the Russians, North Koreans, Syrians, Iranians, and Venezuelans. He has no time to think about Serbia. But Serbia remains on the American hit list of independent nations to be destroyed. I suspect that as soon as America's ISIS buddies surrender in Syria he will refocus his hate onto Serbia.
(Michael Thomas, 13 October 2017 14:23)
We Serbian people for sure can trust the USA, just look how much the USA has done for Srbija and all Slavic Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the Balkans especially the last quarter century ! Well what else can I say, where would Srbija be today if it were not for the good old USA ???
(Dragoljub Djurkovic, 13 October 2017 12:56)
@Concerned Albanian, he'll be a lot safer in Serbia then albania.
He wont have to worry about getting his watch stolen or being kidnapped by albanian narco terrorists and his organs sold on the black market
(Dumb albanian, 13 October 2017 10:55)
President Trump should be made to feel welcome in Serbia. Try not to assassinate him like you did to the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife.
(Concerned Albanian, 13 October 2017 10:11)
@Concerned Albanian, he'll be a lot safer in Serbia then albania.
He wont have to worry about getting his watch stolen or being kidnapped by albanian narco terrorists and his organs sold on the black market
(Dumb albanian, 13 October 2017 10:55)
President Trump should be made to feel welcome in Serbia. Try not to assassinate him like you did to the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife.
(Concerned Albanian, 13 October 2017 10:11)
President Trump should be made to feel welcome in Serbia. Try not to assassinate him like you did to the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife.
(Concerned Albanian, 13 October 2017
More like dumb Albanian ))
They where not killed in Serbia ))
(sasa.p from near Jagodina, Serbia, 13 October 2017 19:28)
Trump will like Serbs even better if they bring Dacic to sing him a song (preferably "Happy birthday Mr. President") complete with a twerk.
Dacica acted like he had a crush on Trump in New York, so why not give it a try.
(Therret Prizreni, 13 October 2017 17:35)
Really Love all the comments on here about the Archduke Ferdinand. At least our people had guts to step up to the invaders and not convert like everyone else. Keep talking siptari and bosniaks, you did nothing more than lick ISLAMS ass when they came into the Balkans. Haters gonna hate! long live Obilic and Princip, Serbian heroes noone else will ever have! CC+CC
(NATA, 15 October 2017 02:17)
We Serbian people for sure can trust the USA, just look how much the USA has done for Srbija and all Slavic Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the Balkans especially the last quarter century ! Well what else can I say, where would Srbija be today if it were not for the good old USA ???
(Dragoljub Djurkovic, 13 October 2017 12:56)
Even if this is true it will only be a temporary state of affairs.
Trump is currently too busy spewing out hate and threats against the Russians, North Koreans, Syrians, Iranians, and Venezuelans. He has no time to think about Serbia. But Serbia remains on the American hit list of independent nations to be destroyed. I suspect that as soon as America's ISIS buddies surrender in Syria he will refocus his hate onto Serbia.
(Michael Thomas, 13 October 2017 14:23)
I think cursed Slav Serbs will start WW3
Because Serbs started the first and will start the third...
Odd number wars are always started by ODD Slav Serbs!
Trump is playing 🇷🇺 Russian roulette by going to the evil Capital of Europe -Belgrade.
Serb please do what you do best!
It's in your blood- remember that!
(Azir, 13 October 2017 21:04)
Just like human organ harvesting for extra cash is in Albanian blood.
(Justice for ALL, 14 October 2017 20:32)
Nobody get too excited.
We Serbs prefer small pox to plague simply because most of us are inoculated against it.
As it happens thanks to Albanians haha
(raska, 14 October 2017 22:23)
President Trump should be made to feel welcome in Serbia. Try not to assassinate him like you did to the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife.
(Concerned Albanian, 13 October 2017
More like dumb Albanian ))
They where not killed in Serbia ))
(sasa.p from near Jagodina, Serbia, 13 October 2017 19:28)
sasa.p,
Nevertheless, it was a Serb who killed them, triggering WWI.
It would be better if Trump never visits Serbia, not that he ever would, since Dacic has already sickened the Donald with a disgraceful display of Serbian ass kissing at a most inappropriate time at the UN.
Everyone at the UN was chuckling at the pandering, sweaty fat slob.
(The Count of Kosova, 14 October 2017 20:04)
Serbs love Trump, of course Serbs love Trump, as it is Trump who put Vucic and Barnabic to squeeze Serbia.
Bravo Serbs, continue like that you will finish in the dust of Europe and America.
Let Trump comes to Serbia and let them close all Serbia for Trump.
(Assi Mounir, 13 October 2017 15:34)
I think cursed Slav Serbs will start WW3
Because Serbs started the first and will start the third...
Odd number wars are always started by ODD Slav Serbs!
Trump is playing 🇷🇺 Russian roulette by going to the evil Capital of Europe -Belgrade.
Serb please do what you do best!
It's in your blood- remember that!
(Azir, 13 October 2017 21:04)
It is not enough for the Serbs to like Trump, they must also love America which they clearly do not. The Serbs will always hate America and Nato for bombing them. America is well aware of this and will never trust the Serbs, no matter how much they kiss our a$$. We don't need tiny sick Serbia, nor do we want anything to do with her.
(US Special Forces, 17 October 2017 02:33)
Albanians liked George Bush, Serbs like Trump. If you have any sense of math, you should be able to spot a negative slope line through those points. But it's a negative slope nonetheless .. a race to the toilet, if you will.
(MAT 101, 14 October 2017 18:39)
President Trump should be made to feel welcome in Serbia. Try not to assassinate him like you did to the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife.
(Concerned Albanian, 13 October 2017 10:11)
@Concerned Albanian, he'll be a lot safer in Serbia then albania.
He wont have to worry about getting his watch stolen or being kidnapped by albanian narco terrorists and his organs sold on the black market
(Dumb albanian, 13 October 2017 10:55)
Trump will like Serbs even better if they bring Dacic to sing him a song (preferably "Happy birthday Mr. President") complete with a twerk.
Dacica acted like he had a crush on Trump in New York, so why not give it a try.
(Therret Prizreni, 13 October 2017 17:35)
We Serbian people for sure can trust the USA, just look how much the USA has done for Srbija and all Slavic Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the Balkans especially the last quarter century ! Well what else can I say, where would Srbija be today if it were not for the good old USA ???
(Dragoljub Djurkovic, 13 October 2017 12:56)
I think cursed Slav Serbs will start WW3
Because Serbs started the first and will start the third...
Odd number wars are always started by ODD Slav Serbs!
Trump is playing 🇷🇺 Russian roulette by going to the evil Capital of Europe -Belgrade.
Serb please do what you do best!
It's in your blood- remember that!
(Azir, 13 October 2017 21:04)
Serbs love Trump, of course Serbs love Trump, as it is Trump who put Vucic and Barnabic to squeeze Serbia.
Bravo Serbs, continue like that you will finish in the dust of Europe and America.
Let Trump comes to Serbia and let them close all Serbia for Trump.
(Assi Mounir, 13 October 2017 15:34)
President Trump should be made to feel welcome in Serbia. Try not to assassinate him like you did to the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife.
(Concerned Albanian, 13 October 2017
More like dumb Albanian ))
They where not killed in Serbia ))
(sasa.p from near Jagodina, Serbia, 13 October 2017 19:28)
It is not enough for the Serbs to like Trump, they must also love America which they clearly do not. The Serbs will always hate America and Nato for bombing them. America is well aware of this and will never trust the Serbs, no matter how much they kiss our a$$. We don't need tiny sick Serbia, nor do we want anything to do with her.
(US Special Forces, 17 October 2017 02:33)
Really Love all the comments on here about the Archduke Ferdinand. At least our people had guts to step up to the invaders and not convert like everyone else. Keep talking siptari and bosniaks, you did nothing more than lick ISLAMS ass when they came into the Balkans. Haters gonna hate! long live Obilic and Princip, Serbian heroes noone else will ever have! CC+CC
(NATA, 15 October 2017 02:17)
Even if this is true it will only be a temporary state of affairs.
Trump is currently too busy spewing out hate and threats against the Russians, North Koreans, Syrians, Iranians, and Venezuelans. He has no time to think about Serbia. But Serbia remains on the American hit list of independent nations to be destroyed. I suspect that as soon as America's ISIS buddies surrender in Syria he will refocus his hate onto Serbia.
(Michael Thomas, 13 October 2017 14:23)
President Trump should be made to feel welcome in Serbia. Try not to assassinate him like you did to the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife.
(Concerned Albanian, 13 October 2017
More like dumb Albanian ))
They where not killed in Serbia ))
(sasa.p from near Jagodina, Serbia, 13 October 2017 19:28)
sasa.p,
Nevertheless, it was a Serb who killed them, triggering WWI.
It would be better if Trump never visits Serbia, not that he ever would, since Dacic has already sickened the Donald with a disgraceful display of Serbian ass kissing at a most inappropriate time at the UN.
Everyone at the UN was chuckling at the pandering, sweaty fat slob.
(The Count of Kosova, 14 October 2017 20:04)
Nobody get too excited.
We Serbs prefer small pox to plague simply because most of us are inoculated against it.
As it happens thanks to Albanians haha
(raska, 14 October 2017 22:23)
Albanians liked George Bush, Serbs like Trump. If you have any sense of math, you should be able to spot a negative slope line through those points. But it's a negative slope nonetheless .. a race to the toilet, if you will.
(MAT 101, 14 October 2017 18:39)
I think cursed Slav Serbs will start WW3
Because Serbs started the first and will start the third...
Odd number wars are always started by ODD Slav Serbs!
Trump is playing 🇷🇺 Russian roulette by going to the evil Capital of Europe -Belgrade.
Serb please do what you do best!
It's in your blood- remember that!
(Azir, 13 October 2017 21:04)
Just like human organ harvesting for extra cash is in Albanian blood.
(Justice for ALL, 14 October 2017 20:32)