Dacic in Berlin responds to Sveçla: The Brussels Agreement remains just words on paper, after 11 years the Community of Serb Municipalities has not been formed

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivica Dacic, addressed Xhelal Sveçla, a representative from Pristina, at the start of his speech during the ministerial meeting of the Berlin Process, stating that the Brussels Agreement remains just words on paper because Pristina has not fulfilled its obligations.

Dacic refuted Sveçla's claims that Kosovo is ahead of other countries in implementing international agreements and that it is a serious partner in the fight against crime and irregular migration. He reminded that the Berlin Process followed as a result of the positive atmosphere created by the signing of the Brussels Agreement in 2013 during the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

"I signed that agreement on behalf of Serbia, Hashim Thaçi on behalf of Pristina, and Catherine Ashton on behalf of the EU, with the direct support of then-Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. I must say that after 10 years of the Berlin Process and 11 years since the Brussels Agreement, I cannot agree with the statement, and I would even say it is the complete opposite of what I heard from the representative of Pristina, that Kosovo is leading in implementing reforms," Dacic emphasized.

The minister said that the Brussels Agreement remains just words on paper.

He highlighted that Kosovo not only refused to implement the Brussels Agreement but is also committing terror against the Serbian people.

"After 11 years, the Association of Serb Municipalities, for which the EU, Angela Merkel, and Hillary Clinton guaranteed, has not been formed. Special police forces have been deployed to northern Kosovo, where only Serbs live, which is not allowed under the agreement with NATO. This was agreed upon when Hashim Thaçi, Catherine Ashton, and I were at NATO headquarters. There are no Serbian police officers in the north, no Serbian judges or prosecutors, but there are arrests of Serbs, bans on Serbian goods, and expulsions of Serbian institutions and authorities," Dacic pointed out.

He added that there might be judicial proceedings, but none against those who committed crimes against Serbs.

He also reminded that no investigation has been opened regarding the wounding of Serbs.

"As for the black hole, I know well that all of Kosovo was a black hole of organized crime when the EU introduced visa liberalization. I know well that Germany was against granting visa liberalization," Dacic concluded.