Dacic: Serbia does not want a tightening of relations in Kosovo, but they are constantly threatening us

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Ivica Dacic, commenting on the statement of Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti that the Brussels Agreement does not apply to him, said that Kurti could not make such statements without being punished by anyone and added that the talks had been conducted in 2012 based on status neutrality and that they were now trying to force Serbia to recognize Kosovo's independence through various indirect methods, Kurir reports.

"For us, this is unacceptable. We cannot move forward unless what was signed is implemented. Where is the responsibility of the EU and where is Catherine Ashton now? Where will Scholz and Macron be in five years? And we will be left with all that we have done on the issue of Kosovo, these are much more serious things than daily political statements," Dacic said.

He adds that Serbia does not want a tightening of relations in Kosovo, but that Kosovo is constantly threatening.

"Now they threaten to send the army to the north of Kosovo and again no one does anything; the flags of “Great Albania” are flying in Tetovo and again no one does anything," he emphasizes.

Referring to the potential membership of Serbia in the EU, Dacic says that it is neither disputed nor questionable that Serbia wants to become a member of the EU.

He adds that there is another issue, which is why Great Britain left the EU.

"Their position was that it was not in line with their national interests. Iceland gave up EU membership because they judged that it did not suit their economic interests, primarily because of fishing. Switzerland does not want it at all, nor is Norway a member of the EU," Dacic pointed out.

He adds that these are rich countries that have their own interests.

"We don't have any dilemmas, but when it comes to all of this, we have to behave as a serious and responsible country, and that is to see where our national and state interest is, that is, what are the conditions for being a member of the EU. Nowhere is correctly written that Serbia must recognize Kosovo, that's why I say, let them tell us what we need to do exactly. If we follow what they wrote, then our path would depend solely on reforms and negotiations, and on the other hand, we have no responsibility if the conversation with Pristina is not going the way anyone expects," the head of Serbian diplomacy said.