Serbia to maintain ‘military neutrality’, president says

'We need this path since we are surrounded by countries that are in NATO,' Vucic says [Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo]

Serbia does not plan to join NATO and will stick to its military neutrality, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told a parliament meeting.

Serbia has been a candidate to join its single-biggest trade partner and investor, the European Union, since 2012. It is militarily neutral but maintains ties with NATO and has bought weapons from its member states.