Vucic: Peace Committee further divided Europe

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said today that the Peace Committee, which was launched today in Davos, has primarily further divided Europe and that the future will not be simple.

“This Peace Committee has primarily further divided Europe. EU countries are either not participating or have not yet declared their position. The future will not be simple,” Vucic emphasized in a statement to journalists in Davos.

Asked what this committee means for the world, he said that he is still not entirely sure.

“Some say it is a parallel organization to the United Nations. I am not sure, and I do not think that is easily possible. China has only stated that it received an invitation, while France, Germany, and Italy are not participating. We will see what the tasks of the committee will be,” Vucic stressed.

He said that the question is who will send troops.

“It is not a problem to participate in reconstruction, to provide money for reconstruction, but sending troops is another matter. We will see how this develops and in which direction. It will be clearer in the weeks ahead,” Vucic noted.

He added that on the margins of the World Economic Forum he had an important meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, with whom he discussed primarily the issue of NIS.

“I believe that by the end of January we will have a new meeting at which we will analyze everything more thoroughly and in greater detail. I expect that the final contract will be signed by the Russians and the Hungarians by mid-March and that we will obtain an operational license,” Vucic said.

He also said that he discussed with Orban all the events in Davos and everything they had heard.

“It can be expected that the EU will show strong unity tonight in preserving Greenland. This is a small intermezzo. I also spoke with other people and I believe that the continuation of creating a rupture is yet to come. The fact that we are happy today that there are still no sanctions, let us be cautious with that happiness. There will be many more problems and we must get used to all of this and make decisions in line with our national interests,” he said.

He pointed out that he also spoke with the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, about the consequences of the statements of US President Donald Trump and everything that is happening in the world.

“It is good to hear how such a large country of 40 million inhabitants, whose independence many still deny, manages to preserve its sovereignty,” Vucic said.

He also said that he conveyed to Borjana Kristo, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an invitation from Serbian Prime Minister Djuro Macut to visit Belgrade, and that he spoke with her about joint projects and infrastructure connectivity between the two countries.

Vucic also said that Prime Minister Macut informed him that an expanded session of the Serbian Government will be held on Sunday, at which all key issues and the future we are planning will be discussed.