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"Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday discussed his country’s path amid global instability, citing global conflicts as key drivers of pressure on policy and rising energy prices. The president suggested a more difficult transition toward the 'European path' amid escalating economic and diplomatic disputes driven by ongoing turmoil, as he welcomed Swiss counterpart Guy Parmelin in Belgrade. “Even a strong and powerful Switzerland could see when the war in Ukraine broke out that you cannot act and behave without making someone angry,” Vucic remarked. “Almost everyone is angry with us, but that speaks to, it seems to me, the correctness of our policy and our position as an independent and sovereign country. We are on the European path,” he explained. Footage shows Parmelin’s arrival at the Palace of Serbia, his meeting with Vucic and a subsequent bilateral discussion together with delegations, during which the pair witnessed the signing of various documents. Vucic addressed the global energy crisis and the impact on Europe. “Every time they try to calm the oil price, it goes up [...] We have already given up 25 percent of the excise tax. You already have six out of eight countries in the region where fuel prices are higher,” he noted. "I don't know what else to do, to give up all revenues for the state. We are facing a major problem." His remarks with Russia’s military operation in Ukraine in its fourth year, while the United States and Israel launched joint strikes against Iran on February 28. Tehran has since restricted transit through the Strait of Hormuz, while the US Navy has maintained a blockade of Iranian ports despite a ceasefire agreement. The conflict has disrupted global supply chains, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes, pushing up energy prices and stoking fears of wider economic fallout."
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