Vucic: In Munich with Cameron and Peach, among other topics Kosovo; no one is happy about what Pristina is doing

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic conveyed that during the day he had had many important discussions in Munich, where he was participating in a security conference, and that one of the topics had been Kosovo, as well as that no one was happy about what Pristina was doing, and that a solution would have to be found for the situation that had arisen after the decision to ban the use of the dinar in Kosovo.

Vucic pointed out that he met with the British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and the British Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Stuart Peach.

"One of the most important topics was Kosovo. I had a good conversation with the British, correct, open, and not easy. We talked about four topics – Kosovo, the region, bilateral and economic relations. I always think about Kosovo, our people in Kosovo, but also about the economic development of Serbia," he conveyed.

He said he had also spoken with the European Commissioner Johannes Hahn.

"I also had a not-so-short conversation with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. It turned out to be longer than I thought. I had important meetings with people from the EBRD, important for us for many reasons," he told journalists.

He noted that he had attended Kamala Harris's speech and would have talks with the US congressmen, as well as dinner with the US delegation at the Munich summit.

He expressed expectations to discuss Kosovo with Josep Borrell tomorrow.

"He didn't invite me for coffee... since they requested a bilateral meeting, I certainly will (talk about Kosovo)," the President of Serbia said.

When asked about tomorrow's meeting with Bundestag member Peter Bayer and whether he expected Germany to be stricter towards Pristina, Vucic responded that he expected them to always be stricter towards Serbia.

"I expect them to be stricter towards us, but I hope it won't be like that and that they will be able to understand us slightly better. Let's not fool people. Will they change their stance? They never will, it's just a matter of whether they want to understand our position and to what extent," Vucic said.

When asked about what he had heard today in all the discussions regarding Kosovo's actions, including the ban on the dinar, he replied that even Great Britain had sharply addressed this issue in writing.

"No one is happy about what Pristina is doing. But I am not one of those who will announce big news until we can show the citizens that we have managed to do something. We have the money, but someone doesn't allow us to deliver it to the people. We will have to find a solution, one way or another. And why does someone need this, why do they want to provoke, and what do they think they will achieve in the long run? I'm not sure they've chosen the right path," Vucic said.

He added that this was a very important issue for Serbia, especially for the Serbs in Kosovo.

Vucic said that the main news at the Munich Security Forum was the death of Alexei Navalny.

He said that in the afternoon, he had had discussions on economic topics, and had started talks with various investors from the German Government responsible for investments, with whom he had discussed attracting further investments.

"Whatever we do, however we do it, we have in mind 2027 and Expo, and what needs to be achieved by then. These are not easily achievable goals, but we will achieve them," he emphasized, adding that a lot of new investments were needed.

When it comes to the meeting with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Vucic noted that Serbia was the fifth country in terms of cooperation with the EBRD, as their interest rates were the lowest.

He stated that he was trying to negotiate financing with the bank for the reconstruction of numerous local roads in Serbia because he wanted all citizens in Serbia to see that the government worked for them, not just for numbers.

"They like to cooperate with Serbia because they know there are no problems and that Serbia easily repays the money, but also stimulates growth and development," Vucic said, adding that he wanted to attract the most powerful global companies to invest in Serbia.

He added that he did not want to respond to various insinuations about being isolated at the conference because he literally "will meet with anyone in Munich".

When asked if he could single out the most important meeting, he said that he had had one, an extremely important conversation for Serbia, but he could not provide details precisely because of that.

"The conversation was about Serbia's economic prosperity. I hope we will have good news for the citizens in the near future," Vucic said.

The President once again congratulated the citizens on the holiday and thanked them for the dignified marking of Sretenje.