Djuric: Nations that miss a historic opportunity pay a huge price

Marko Djuric, the Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs, emphasized tonight that Serbia faces enormous challenges, but also opportunities unlike any previous generations, which is to resolve the Serbian national issue in the Balkans with people in the USA who are ready to listen to Serbian opinions, consider Serbian interests, and who are ready for agreements.
"Nations that miss a historic opportunity pay a huge price. We are now at a unique moment to seriously address national interests. I don't need to say what this means for the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija and Serbs in the region," he highlighted, adding that what happened in the year 2000 must not be repeated.
He noted that there are decades when nothing happens on the international scene, but also weeks when decades happen.
"We are now facing such a period, and in this period, we must be united from a foreign policy perspective," he said.
Djuric, speaking for Kurir TV, when asked why the decision to form a new movement was made now, said that the decision to establish the movement is the best indicator that the authorities in Serbia have a vision of uniting Serbia around what is the smallest common denominator.
"We find ourselves in a unique, once-in-a-lifetime moment when it comes to the geopolitical situation. There have been radical changes in the USA. Instead of an administration that was unfriendly to Serbia, a cadre has come that is much ideologically closer to us in Serbia. I am convinced that this administration will be much more willing to listen to what Serbian interest is," he emphasized.
Djuric mentioned that tectonic changes are also occurring in Europe itself, noting that upcoming elections in Germany will change the political map of that country.
"We are also facing enormous challenges, but also opportunities that we have not had for generations to resolve the Serbian national issue in the Balkans with people who are ready to listen to Serbian opinion, consider Serbian interest, who are ready for agreements," he said.
He stated that this is happening under less favorable circumstances than before, and that stability in Serbia and a clear policy direction are prerequisites.
"We have a clear policy, which is that there are no negotiations when it comes to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia, no compromises concerning the rights of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, and regarding the position and interests of Serbs in the region, where we will fight for every right secured by European and international conventions," Djuric explained.
Nikola Selakovic, Minister of Culture, pointed out that Serbia is unique in its policy.
"Serbia is a militarily neutral country, it has managed to maintain its unique position of not imposing sanctions for three years since the conflict in Ukraine began, and it has a clear stance on sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is a Serbia that has led a different policy over the past decade, different from the previous policy of humiliation, selling, and surrendering national interests, which allowed Montenegro to separate. Everything is changing. Regional circumstances, and above all, Serbia itself has changed," emphasized Selakovic.
Selakovic highlighted that Serbia has changed and that this also brings a change in political life, thus requiring a different definition of goals, approaches to challenges.
He said that previously a policy against something was led, but it is necessary to lead a policy for something, for the achievement of national interests.
In this regard, he mentioned that the policy of recognizing Kosovo for the first time showed how Serbia can fight in Kosovo.
Predrag Markovic, an official of the Socialist Party of Serbia, pointed out that individuals will try to exploit the crisis in society in various ways, but that precisely at critical moments – the state is above all.
This is, he says, perhaps one of the most crucial battles for the future of the Serbian people.
"The situation is delicate, the fate of the state is at stake," Markovic noted.
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