Vucic: There is no dialogue thanks to Kurti, but Kallas is coming with a different agenda

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic stated that the topic of conversation with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, who is arriving in Belgrade this evening, will certainly include dialogue with Kosovo, as well as his upcoming visit to Moscow for the Victory Day parade. Commenting on the dialogue with Pristina for TV Pink, Vucic said, “You can’t wake someone who is pretending to be asleep.”

Speaking about Kaja Kallas's visit to Belgrade, Vucic said he knows what the main topics will be, aside from the dialogue with Pristina, which, he noted, is practically nonexistent.

“It is nonexistent thanks to Kurti, but Kallas is coming with a slightly different agenda. She was the only one who publicly condemned my planned visit to Moscow during the Tirana summit. I had a conversation with her where I explained Serbia’s position sincerely, clearly, and unequivocally. I didn’t hide or sneak through hallways. It was a fair and direct conversation on the matter, and I’m sure she will bring it up again and insist on it. I won’t be hiding under the table, to be honest,” Vucic said.

He added that for the rest of the agenda and the issues related to fulfilling certain conditions set by the EU, it would be best to speak with National Assembly President Ana Brnabic.

“I am not an expert on that topic, but I believe it is very important to fulfill what we promised, which relates to three media laws, regarding REM, election conditions, and electoral laws. We made those commitments and we have to follow through. But it is better to ask Ana Brnabic about that, she is the expert, or Starovic,” Vucic stated.

Speaking again about the dialogue with Pristina, Vucic said, “You can’t wake someone who is pretending to sleep.”

“And you can’t present the truth to someone who doesn’t want to hear it. For all those who have recognized Kosovo’s independence, on any continent, no argument means anything. Not even the fact that Resolution 1244 has never been annulled. They say: ‘You are small, you have to listen. We have decided to take 14% of your territory, and you won’t be democratic enough or forward-looking enough until you accept that and say it publicly, otherwise, we will find someone who will.’ And then they lecture you about Ukraine,” the Serbian President emphasized.

Vucic also expressed his gratitude to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who, as he put it, did not say a single word against Serbia because of Vucic’s visit to Moscow.

“We have good contacts with the Ukrainian side and we will never stop them, because Ukraine has not recognized Kosovo’s independence. I could see how hard it was for him that I went to Moscow, but he didn’t say a word because of respect. Meanwhile, others try to dictate where I can and can’t go. And I ask: Wait a minute, how can you pass through my territory to go to what you consider a breakaway part of my country? And when you say that to them, they just stare like through a Swiss cheese, as if everything is full of holes,” Vucic said, alluding to Kaja Kallas’s planned visit to Kosovo.