Vucic: Serbia will always stand by the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated today in China that it was extremely important for Serbia to continue the dialogue with Kosovo, even though it was the only party striving for it because, as he emphasized, Albin Kurti had never wanted talks.

"I think it's important to engage in dialogue and talk, even though Albin Kurti has never wanted dialogue. Yes, we want it, we want the CSM, the implementation of agreements, primarily the Brussels Agreement, which was the only one signed nearly 10 years ago. I'm afraid we don't have a dialogue partner for that, but the worst dialogue is better than no dialogue at all," Vucic said in a statement to the press in China.

Regarding the headlines in some media suggesting that he is now forcing the Serbs in Kosovo to vote, Vucic emphasized that he had previously advocated for the Serbs to participate in elections in the north.
However, he says, at that time, he supported the people's decision, which was not in line with his position.

"I was in favor of participation in the elections, the Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija were not, and then I came out and said that I supported every decision of theirs. I will always support every decision of the Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija, even if it is not in their or our overall interest. Because you have to stand by these people when it's difficult and when it's easy," Vucic said.

He believes that after the tragic events in Banjska, many politicians in Serbia turned against their own people and began to attack the Serbs.

"I did not do that, even though it was the hardest for me, even though I didn't sleep at night, not literally, but because of political pressures. You have to be tough and strong when your people are in trouble, not when it's easy. You know, when there's great joy and when everything is good, then you have 500 of them coming to your parties, birthdays, and all. But when you have protests in front of your house and when it's hard, you barely have one or two people gathering to tell you something," Vucic assessed.

He emphasized that he was not persuading the Serbs anything; he merely assessed that there were favorable circumstances, and it would be good for them to consider the elections.

He believes that the opposition in Serbia never finds anything good in what he says and that they attacked him earlier because he did not support the elections, but now they attack him because he does support them.

"Nothing that Vucic says is good," Vucic concluded.