FM Labels Radicals' Victory in Serbia Pyrrhic

Brussels, 22 January - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel labelled on Monday the victory of the hardline Radical Party (SRS) the general election in Serbia a Pyrrhic victory. The party cannot form a cabinet on its own, so conditions exist for a pro-European government, Rupel said at the sidelines of EU foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels.

Brussels Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (right), German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (centre) and Czech Republic's Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg at a meeting of EU foreign ministers. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (right), German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (centre) and Czech Republic's Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg at a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (left) and his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg at a meeting of EU foreign ministers. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels
Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (left) and his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg at a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (left) and his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg at a meeting of EU foreign ministers. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels
Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (left) and his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg at a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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