Russia, Serbia Close Ranks as EU Mulls Next Move
In the presence of Tadic and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia's state-controlled oil concern Gazprom and Serbia's NIS signed an agreement granting Gazprom control of 51 percent of the Serbian company for 400 million euros ($586 million). On Thursday, the current holder of the EU presidency, Slovenia, said the bloc hoped to sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia on closer integration "in the coming days." But an SAA could be delayed as the Netherlands and Belgium are blocking such a step until alleged Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic is handed over to the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague.
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