Serbia's government has approved the EU's Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), which includes provisions for future EU membership.
The deal was accepted unopposed by pro-European ministers after Vojislav Kostunica's nationalist opposition party staged a walk-out. In a statement after the session Kostunica said the SAA was against Serbia's state and national interests. A Russian energy deal was greenlighted by both parties; it will include Serbia in the South Stream gas pipeline and give Russia's Gazprom a high stake in Serb oil firm NIS. Both agreements require approval by parliament, where finding a governing majority after Sunday's voting could take weeks.
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