Djordjevic: Serbia will fight illegal migration with EU

Serbia will try to solve the problem of illegal migration together with the European Union, and it will support the common European position on the matter, Serbian Defence Minister Zoran Djordjevic said in Moscow.

The threat posed by illegal migration is real for all European countries, Djordjevic told Tass in an interview.

“This problem is acute for Europe in general and for Serbia in particular,” the minister said.

One of the migration routes went through the territory of Serbia – the so-called Balkan route, he said.

“After this route was closed, another problem arose – movement across the country and the EU of illegal migrants that had already entered the territory,” Djordjevic noted, adding that 650 illegal migrants have already requested asylum in Serbia.

The Serbian government is watching developments closely – we will resolve this issue together with our EU partners and support the common EU position on this, Djordjevic said.

Source: Tanjug