Vucic from Tirana: The EU sees who is provoking incidents and opposing lasting peace and compromise

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic addressed the media following the plenary session of the European Political Community Summit in Tirana.

Vucic stated that the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina was also discussed, emphasizing that dialogue remains the only solution to the situation in Kosovo.

“The situation is not easy for our people. We are doing what we can and providing help wherever possible. We insist on the establishment of the Community of Serb-majority Municipalities (CSM) and on the full implementation of everything that has been signed. People in the EU see clearly who is provoking incidents and who does not want to create lasting peace or reach a compromise,” Vucic said.

He also noted that productive discussions were held with representatives of key countries.

“I had another meeting with António Costa, met the new Chancellor Merz, spoke with [Giorgia] Meloni, [Viktor] Orbán, [Donald] Tusk, [Robert] Fico, again with Kaja Kallas, as well as the Prime Minister of Georgia... I briefly spoke with everyone, including Pedro Sánchez and others. We discussed a range of important topics. One important message we received from the European institutions is that Europe is now more open to enlargement than before. That message is important for us—it brings new energy and ambition,” Vucic said.

He added that he also discussed major initiatives such as the Growth Plan and SEPI, which he noted are especially significant for people in the diaspora due to the remittances they send to Serbia.

“I also spoke with representatives from the region, today I met with Zeljka Cvijanovic and Andrej Plenkovic, and of course with Erdoğan—it would be insane not to mention him,” he remarked.

Vucic emphasized that his recent visit to Moscow was not brought up during the plenary session.

“No one came unprepared, but the topic wasn’t raised. Ms. Kallas touched on it, but Donald Tusk was very fair—I'm very grateful to him. That is something we should not forget. He had a very good understanding of Serbia's position. Poland currently holds the EU presidency and is also very important in the security sector—it has the largest army in Europe,” Vucic stated.

He also commented on the announcements of new EU sanctions against Russia, noting that this was a prominent topic during the session.

“Everyone mentioned it in the plenary session, so it’s clearly an important issue for them. You could hear it from almost everyone. I forgot to say that my most important conversation was with Chancellor Merz—we agreed to speak and meet again soon. He was just recently elected, and I believe he will devote significant attention to the Western Balkans,” Vucic said.

When asked whether he would continue his U.S. visit and attend the Dayton Accords 30th anniversary event in Ohio, Vucic said he would decide later, noting that even Plenkovic had now decided to attend.