Antonijevic: Attempt to shift responsibility for failed negotiations onto Serbia

The letter sent by over 50 Western parliamentarians to officials of the US, EU, and Great Britain should be seen from the perspective of supporting Kosovo and some further processes, as well as an attempt to shift the focus of responsibility for the currently failed negotiations away from Kosovo and onto Serbia, lawyer Milan Antonijevic stated, as reported by RTK.

Antonijevic emphasizes that official Belgrade should refrain from engaging in disputes and instead present well-structured arguments countering the negative allegations being leveled against Serbia.

"I believe that Serbia has plenty of arguments it can employ. When talking about the Serbian Orthodox Church and the accusation that it smuggled weapons, I think that can be easily debunked. The entirety of this letter from the parliamentarians should be viewed from the perspective of supporting Kosovo and certain ongoing processes, attempting to shift the focal point of responsibility for the currently failed negotiations away from Kosovo and onto Serbia. It aims to create a balance that currently doesn't exist, as Pristina is explicitly expected to form the CSM, and that is the demand outlined in this letter," Antonijevic says.

He reminds that EU representatives have also mentioned that it is a serious letter, thus it is necessary for criticized Serbia to show a constructive approach in the upcoming period when decisions regarding the situation in northern Kosovo are imminent.

"The response from the EU Spokesperson (Peter) Stano should not be disregarded. He spoke about the seriousness of the letter written by parliamentarians from several EU countries, while the EU encompasses 27 parliaments and thousands of parliamentarians. This should be regarded as an opening for discussion, a debate; there's no need to be overly bitter but rather to present arguments about what Serbia can do, what it hasn't done yet but can do in the upcoming weeks, and to showcase the constructiveness that we've witnessed in previous years," Antonijevic emphasized.