Simic: I am asking the president not to listen to Jeremic's advice

The President of the People's Party, Vuk Jeremic, today called on the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, to represent Serbia tonight at the UN Security Council session on Kosovo and Kosovo and to clearly state that Serbia's position was to oppose Kosovo's membership in the UN, while the Vice President of the Serb List, Igor Simic, reminded that the President Vucic had said countless times what the red lines were for Belgrade, both in front of the domestic and international public. The two of them talked about the current events in Kosovo and Metohija in the program on RTS.

According to Jeremic, today's session of the UNSC may be one of the most important sessions of the Security Council in the last 10 years, and he says that there are two reasons for this.

"The first is that the Serbs today in Kosovo and Metohija live in circumstances that have probably never been more difficult in the last 10 years, and the second reason is that an agreement was reached in Ohrid, where it is stated that Serbia would not oppose Kosovo's membership in international organizations and in this connection since the UN is one of the most important institutions, it is of great importance that the President of the Republic tonight, when he has a unique opportunity, clearly states that Serbia's position is that it is against membership, and to ask Russia and China to use the right of veto if that issue comes up," Jeremic said.

He believes that it is not enough that today in New York the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, represents Serbia because, as he says, if the Serbs are living in the most difficult situation, and he believes this to be the case, then Serbia should announce it at the highest level.

Another reason for which Jeremic believes that it is necessary for the president to be in New York tonight is that no one but Vucic was present at the meeting in Ohrid and it is best for him to say what was agreed upon.

"Dacic was not there and it would be good if the president who led those negotiations told everyone at the UN session that Kosovo's membership in the UN is inadmissible for Serbia. It is not too late to start and in the best of faith I appeal to the president to go," Jeremic said.

He also adds that the session may be crucial because the president has not sent letters to the presidents of Russia and China to use the right of veto yet, so he could do so tonight.

Igor Simic replied that Jeremic could say how difficult it was compared to the reports, and that he lived that situation every day, adding that the current situation was largely the fault of the government in which Jeremic himself was.

He pointed out that the presence of UNMIK was of great importance for Serbia because it showed that Kosovo was not independent.

"In addition to this six-monthly reporting, it would be much more significant if the negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina were conducted under the auspices of the UN, and that is not happening because the government in which Jeremic was transferred to the EU," Simic pointed out.

He emphasized that President Vucic had said several times what the red lines were and that this was clear to everyone in Serbia and internationally.

"That was not the case in the past, we pursued an irresponsible policy and that led to this situation in which the Serbs live today. All the agreements that were made until 2012 were made to the detriment of the Serbs. I ask President Vucic not to listen to this advice because the Serbis would not be able to bear that," Simic said.

Simic also emphasized that Vucic's word is worth more than someone else's signature and that insinuating that he accepted something secretly represents politicking.

"That is my life, I live there with my family and several thousand other Serbs, and time has shown that we can trust President Vucic. The Serbs and all citizens of Serbia, primarily the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, are aware of the circumstances under which these negotiations are being conducted. Nothing has been accepted that implies a de facto or de jure recognition of Kosovo's independence," Simic pointed out.

He added that what had been agreed upon in the period up to 2012 had to be accepted and stated that it was difficult for our negotiating team to correct something that had been signed 12 years ago.

Speaking about the Franco-German plan, Jeremic said that he was afraid that the plan had already started to be implemented.

Jeremic states that if we want to prevent implementation because the plan is for independence, President Vucic should announce it to the whole world tonight.

He states that he agrees with Simic that the Western powers are hypocritical and points out that this is exactly why Vucic should go and call on China and Russia to use their right of veto so that Kosovo never becomes a member of the UN.

"It is the duty of the first man of this country to announce it at the session. The only way to remove the dilemma is for the people to express their opinion on the plan in a referendum. We are in the phase of collecting signatures, and when 100,000 signatures are collected, the Assembly is obliged to announce a referendum. The vast majority of people are against the Fanco-German plan," Jeremic said.

Simic states that Serbia cannot invite Russia and China to use the right of veto on a non-existent document because Kosovo has not applied for membership in the UN.

"The president said everything in front of everyone and at the Security Council. Whatever Vucic does, it will not be enough for you. Absolutely, as someone who supports Vucic, I urge him not to listen to your advice," Simic replied to Jeremic.

Speaking about the new round of dialogue in Brussels at the highest level, Simic says that the Serbs expect Vucic and the negotiating team to always be at the negotiations because when there are no negotiations, as he adds, we have unilateral actions by Pristina in Kosovo that backfire on the Serbs in the province and that as which are shooting in the back, beating, confiscation of property...

However, he does not expect a move on May 2 because he points out, Pristina does not want to form the CSM, and the international community gave anemic statements in which both sides called for restraint, and that was when Serbian children were shot on Christmas Day.

"The CSM should be an umbrella institution that should protect the rights of the Serbs. We have the hypocrisy of the international community, which would put it aside and push some agreements that suit Kurti," he stated.

Stating that Jeremic was in power in 2004 when churches were burned, as well as in 2008 when they declared independence, Simic reminded that the authorities from Belgrade had been silent then and that in 2011 they had made agreements to the detriment of the Serbs in Kosovo and before that. asked an infatuated question to the International Court of Justice, Simic asked him if he was ashamed.

Jeremic replied that in 2013, Kosovo was not a member of any international organization and that that year Simić lived in Kosovska Mitrovica in circumstances that were no different than in Vranje.

"You don't have Serbian police today, the management of the energy system is from Tirana, you are in a ghetto that is a consequence of the eleven-year policy of this government, and in order to end all of this, we can hold a referendum in which we would reject the Franco-German proposal," Jeremic said.

Simic pointed out that he lived in Kosovo and that he could not sell what Jeremic was saying to the Serbs who were there.

"You left our Serbia on its knees economically, you left the Serbs to fight to preserve every inch of our land, and you then allowed your government to arrest Serbs who opposed the agreement," he said.

When asked about the elections in the four northern municipalities, Jeremic said that those elections should not have been held and that there was no dilemma, and that today the state should proceed with the re-establishment of Serbian institutions in Kosovo, which are foreseen by the Brussels Agreement from 2013.

Simic replied that there were functioning Serbian institutions in Kosovo, and that is why he is saying that it is difficult to talk to someone who does not live there and is informed by reports.

When it comes to the elections, he reiterated that these had best container elections, illegitimate and undemocratic and that they had been an attempt to occupy the north without cosmetic admixtures.

"I am proud of the Serbs who did not want to participate in that charade and the results are a warning to the international community that it does not listen to the Serbs and does not see the problems in Kosovo and Metohija that the Serbs are facing. In the coming period, we will come together even more and stronger to we would defend human rights," Simic said.