Bystron: Roth is not a diplomat but a demagogue and agitator; the attack on Vucic is a diplomatic insult

The accusations of the chairman of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael Roth, against Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic were a diplomatic insult, and it was particularly problematic that such a way of thinking was typical of the entire German federal government, Petr Bystron, head of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Alternative for Germany parliamentary group, told Kosovo Online.

"That way of thinking that Putin is always to blame for everything bad in the world, and Vucic for everything bad in the Balkans, is typical of the German federal government. In Roth's eyes, the Serbs themselves are to blame for the NATO bombing of Belgrade, which violated international law," Bystron states.

That is why he believes that Roth is not a diplomat, but a "nasty demagogue" and agitator.

"As chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, he is absolutely the wrong choice," Bystron is clear.

He emphasized that with such accusations, the German Government was trying to divert attention from its own failures.

"Despite all the assurances and promises from Berlin and despite the billions from the USA and the EU, Kosovo is still not a real state. After a quarter of a century, it is still an unsustainable structure that is unjustly separated from any functioning state," Bystron said.

He emphasized that in recent months, Germany had wanted to "break through the wall with its head" and force an agreement between the Serbs and the authorities in Pristina, which it had failed to do.

"The agreement was not signed despite several months of efforts by the EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajcak and great pressure from Berlin. The High Representatives of Serbia and Kosovo even argued during their visit to the Bundestag, and there is no agreement in sight," Bystron noted.

He also stated that Roth's statements about the alleged disrespect for democratic values in Serbia were a mockery, given the massive suppression of the opposition in Germany.

"No German representative has the right to dare to criticize Serbia or any other European country," he said and reminded that in Germany opposition members were imprisoned for months without conviction, and critical journalists were intimidated and subject to house searches, while peaceful demonstrators and opposition members politicians and trade unionists critical of the government were brutally beaten by the police.

"Democratic elections are annulled and the opposition is denied important functions in the parliament. Germany is the only Western country where the secret service is used to monitor and slander the opposition. No one responsible for these crimes has the right to criticize other countries for alleged democratic deficits. Germany has long been on the shame pole and the Council of Europe should monitor it for human rights violations," Bystron concluded.

The President of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael Roth, said a few days ago that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic was responsible for the mass attack on KFOR soldiers during the May riots in Zvecan.

"Mr. Vucic is responsible for this brutal mob that attacked KFOR soldiers and that is why the Serbs crossed the red line. That is completely unacceptable," Roth said.