Russian ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told N1 on Thursday that Russia sees Serbia as a link between the West and Moscow, adding the free trade agreement between Serbia and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was expected to be signed on October 25.

He added that Serbia’s road to the European Union should not distant the country from EAEU.

Botsan-Kharchenko also said that EU candidates should not face a choice between Brussels or Moscow.

Russia’s ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said that Belgrade was expected to sign a free-trade pact with the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on October 25, reported Belgrade based agency Tanjug.

“This is a significant event. The media are paying due attention to it,” Botsan-Kharchenko said in a tweet.

Russian Federation Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurn said that the free trade zone between Serbia and Eurasian Economic Union would soon be established and it only remains that the decision is confirmed at Intergovernmental Council, RTS reports. Ambassador Chepurin wrote on his Twitter profile that Russian Minister of Economic Development Maksim Oreshkin announced that the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council would soon make a decision on establishing the free trade zone between Serbia and that union.