State flag of the Republic of SerbiaBELGRADE, Apr 13Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić confirmed on Wednesday the purchase of the FK-3 air defense system from China and denied neighbors' accusations of undermining security in the region. bilateral cooperation, it is not related to the situation in the region. Earlier, the media, citing military experts, reported that six Y-20 transport aircraft of the Chinese Air Force landed at Belgrade airport last Saturday, on board of which, reportedly, there could be HQ-22 anti-aircraft missile systems (export designation — FK-3) for the Serbian Armed Forces. Vučić on Wednesday responded to concerns expressed by Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic and self-proclaimed Kosovo Premier Albin Kurti that Serbia's arms purchases pose a threat to neighbors. «They used our legal purchase of the Chinese FK-3 air defense system, a defense weapon, to us all over the world as Chinese and Russian allies who threaten peace in the region, although we are surrounded by NATO territories, not always by NATO member countries , released by the Serbian MoD.
German Foreign Ministry: Serbia must support sanctions if it wants to become a member of the EU «This system of ours serves to destroy cruise missiles, enemy aircraft that would violate Serbian airspace. How does this threaten Pristina and Podgorica?» — the Serbian leader emphasized and added that it is more important for Belgrade to have an aerosol from flies and mosquitoes than protection from «the aviation that they (Montenegro and the self-proclaimed Kosovo) have.» The Serbian leader compared Belgrade with a lone wolf and in a very sharp form of Djukanovic and Kurti with «hyenas and flies.» «I ask you all — leave Serbia alone, stop lying, deceiving the public, and Serbia will find its own way, which its citizens want, excuse me and do not be angry. We are proud that we want to protect our country ourselves , and not for NATO to do it for us on our behalf, and this is what distinguishes us and is not ashamed of it,» Vučić said. explained why Serbia supported the freeze of Russia's participation in the UNHRC
