Vucic: Pristina should make concessions so that Serbs can participate in the new elections

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, said today that Pristina had to make certain concessions in order for the Serbs to participate in new elections in the north of Kosovo, RTV reports.

According to him, the Serbs in the north of Kosovo are always ready for talks, but they must be offered something in return.

"All Serbs in the north believe that Serbia is their country, not Kosovo. That is the reality," Vucic said in an interview with Reuters.

He pointed out that the Community of Serb-majority Municipalities had still not been formed, and that the Kosovo Special Forces and Albanian mayors had not withdrawn yet.

Responding to the allegations of Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, who accused Belgrade of interfering in the election process in the north of Kosovo, Vucic said that "it is terrifying what these people are saying".

He said that the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, was not ready for a compromise.

"I am sure that Kurti will not invest a single minute of his time or a drop of sweat to find a compromise solution," Vucic said.

Vucic stated that the Serbian Army would remain in a state of high readiness, and not in a state of maximum combat readiness "because it costs a lot".

He added that Serbia was in negotiations with France about the purchase of the "Rafale" combat aircraft, as well as negotiating the further strengthening of its army with Western weapons.

Vucic said that Serbia remained on the European path, as well as that it had managed to balance its foreign policy, in order to enable the continuation of friendly relations with its historical allies Russia and China.