Simic: We won't stop demanding the CSM, we'll remain a thorn in Pristina's side

Igor Simic, Vice President of the Serb List, emphasized that as long as the Serbs insisted on fulfilling the Brussels Agreement, which had been signed ten years ago, it would not be a dead letter but an obligation that Pristina must fulfill.

Simic said for Pink TV that Serbs do not consider the Brussels Agreement a dead letter, as Albin Kurti wished.

"As long as Serbs insist on the Brussels Agreement, it will not be a dead letter but an obligation that Pristina must fulfill. We will be a thorn in Pristina's side that will continue to bother everyone in Pristina who hinders the formation of an institution that is of vital importance to Serbs, and that is the Community of Serb Municipalities," Simic underscored.

He said that Serbia had "bought" 10 years of peace for Serbs in Kosovo, which, he added, was not an ideal peace, but some kind of peace.

"In 2011, we had an open threat of ethnic cleansing. Serbia has strengthened, developed, and gained a better position to defend the interests of Serbs over the past ten years. That's how we should look at the Brussels Agreement," Simic said.

Simic pointed out that the decision of the European Parliament on visa liberalization for Kosovo was evidence of the paradox in which Serbs lived and the double standards to which they were exposed, primarily by certain centers of power.

"Ten years have passed, and Pristina has not taken a single step towards establishing the Community of Serb Municipalities, although the first six points referred to it. The Community was supposed to be the umbrella organization of Serbs, which would protect the rights of Serbs and create conditions for normal coexistence. It is obvious that strong mentors of Pristina, regardless of who is in power, are standing with them," he emphasized.

He said that the obligations of the Brussels Agreement, after ratification in parliament, had become international obligations.

Asked about Kurti's statement during the Easter congratulations that he would continue to take care of Serbs, Simic said that Kurti had never congratulated Serbs on Easter or Christmas, but citizens of the Orthodox faith, as he had done for this Easter.

"It is difficult for him to mention Serbs. What he said shows that his care has brought us to the point where five Serbs were shot by members of Kosovo institutions. What he says indicates that he will not stop the repression of Serbs in Kosovo," Simic explained.

Asked what he expected after the local elections in four municipalities in northern Kosovo on April 23, Simic said that Kurti would once again violate the Brussels Agreement, which clearly defined how elections could be held.

"The barrier to his intention to form the CSM based on his interests will be the six mayors in the south who come from the Serb List. These elections in the north will be another opportunity to understand that they are illegitimate because the Serbian people will not accept them, nor any decision that Kurti plans with his representatives," Simic emphasized.

Simic said that through these elections, "after a year-long military occupation, Kurti plans to finish the occupation process, but it will not be accepted by the Serbian people."