Vucic: I asked Von der Leyen to do everything to prevent Pristina from abolishing the Serbian dinar; I know who we're dealing with

President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, stated tonight on RTS that he was not very optimistic regarding Pristina's intention to abolish the Serbian dinar in Kosovo because, as he said, he knew who he was dealing with and conveyed that he had discussed this matter with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Davos.

"I am not too optimistic about this issue, but in my conversation with Ursula von der Leyen, I expressed my discomfort and fear about everything someone is preparing to do in Kosovo and Metohija, and I asked her to use her authority to prevent it from happening", Vucic said.

Previously, Vucic told TV Pink that he agreed that it would be good to respect the signed agreements between Belgrade and Pristina, which meant he could go to Kosovo and address the Serbs living there.

Responding to the statement that Pristina is asking the EU not to recognize Serbian passports, Vucic said they were doing everything they could.

"I saw them saying that Xhelal Svecla should be allowed access in accordance with the agreements signed during the time of Borko Stefanovic and later confirmed and that he should be allowed access to the territory of central Serbia. I don't see too much danger in that, even though he would certainly come to provoke. I also requested to go to Kosovo and Metohija and address the people. It would be good to respect the agreements and speak to people on the sacred Serbian land", Vucic said.

When asked how he would pay in Kosovo, he replied that he would pay as he must but fight with all his might for the Serbs in Kosovo to be able to pay with Serbian dinars.

"We will try to pay with Serbian dinars, and we are fighting for that. We don't have an atomic bomb; we are not a nuclear power. We can't fight against the world. I won't sell such dreams to the people. But we want to protect our people. Don't expect me to behave irresponsibly, to say something foolish. I am too serious and responsible to harm the country like that. You have to be insightful and make brave decisions", Vucic said.

A warm and open conversation with Von der Leyen

Vucic said that he had a very good, warm, and open conversation with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on all important issues for Serbia.

"We talked about all important issues for Serbia, from regional relations to the growth plan proposed by the European Commission, and we will continue the talks on the 21st and 22nd in Skopje, with the presence of European and US officials. On all issues, we had an open, warm, and very good conversation", the President of Serbia conveyed.

If I were to recognize Kosovo, I would get the Nobel Prize, but - I'm not interested in that

When asked if Von der Leyen had congratulated him on his election victory, Vucic said that he did not want to misuse other people for domestic politics because, in Davos, he represented the entire country. However, he stated that everyone could think about whether she had come and had a sincere conversation with him.

He announced that tonight in Davos, he had a meeting attended by the Prime Minister of Qatar, Great Britain, the Japanese Minister of Digitalization, several presidents and prime ministers, Miroslav Lajcak, and others.

Regarding the statement that European Parliamentarians announced today that they would send a letter to Von der Leyen regarding alleged irregularities in the elections in Serbia, Vucic said that they were not European Parliamentarians but only a few from several parties, and there were no friends of Serbia among them.

He pointed out that such a senseless hysterical-aggressive campaign against him was motivated only by one reason:

"If I were to ask for or introduce sanctions against Russia tomorrow... But since I didn't want to say that, hence the hunt is like this. Otherwise, I would be the king, the emperor of democracy... And if I were to recognize an independent Kosovo tomorrow, I would win the Nobel Peace Prize. But why do I need that in life? I need the respect of the citizens of Serbia; I don't care what foreigners think", Vucic said.

The Croatian army in Beli Manastir poses no danger.

The President also pointed out that Croatia was not sending combat vehicles to the border with Serbia but to the town of Beli Manastir, but he certainly did not see any danger in that.

Beli Manastir, he explained, was a place in Baranya equally distant from Serbia and Hungary.

"But Hungary is a NATO country; they don't intend to attack Austria, which is militarily neutral, but I don't see any special danger for us there", Vucic said.