2024-06-10 18:34:19
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated {that a} compromise resolution is required for Kosovo, and there can’t be a unilateral resolution in accordance with which the Albanians win the whole lot and the Serbs lose the whole lot, Tanjug reported, quoted by BTA.
In an interview with the Swiss newspaper Veltvohe, Vucic stated that the problem of Kosovo requires a compromise and within the negotiation course of they got here near such an answer, nevertheless it was not reached as a result of Pristina didn’t fulfill its obligations. The Serbian president stated that now there will not be even talks, though Belgrade is at all times prepared for dialogue. He identified that Pristina didn’t need to create a Union of Serbian Municipalities, which was an obligation of the primary settlement. In keeping with him, the scenario is tough, however Serbia will do the whole lot to make sure peace.
“There can’t be a one-sided resolution the place the Albanians win the whole lot and the Serbs lose the whole lot. No person is silly in Serbia. We all know how tough the scenario is, that is why we insist on a compromise resolution,” stated the Serbian president.
Vucic additionally identified that the Serbian individuals are deeply linked to Kosovo and that this connection “can’t be damaged in the way in which that folks within the West need.” The president added that the folks of Serbia can not tolerate the double requirements of the West and, in his phrases, “that is one thing that may be heard at each flip, from everybody in Belgrade.”
The Serbian president reiterated that nobody disputes {that a} horrible crime was dedicated in Srebrenica. He questioned why this was being executed when there was a 2015 Genocide Decision and whether or not the initiators thought the brand new decision would contribute to reconciliation or trigger extra pressure within the area. Vucic stated he had not acquired a solution to those questions.
He stated he was happy with the nice relationship with China. “We’re good buddies and we do not see any hazard from this. We’ll use free commerce agreements with China and different international locations till we enter the EU, and nobody is aware of when or if that can occur,” Vucic stated, including that his job is to handle his nation and folks.
Talking concerning the scenario in Ukraine, Vucic stated that the West needs victory in Ukraine, and so does Russia (need to win), however he needs to see peace. “Once you need peace, then you may simply see the issues, and when you could have a story and rhetoric that worsens the scenario on daily basis, then the whole lot is completely different,” Vucic stated, including that he was satisfied that “if the large powers don’t do one thing in a brief time period, we face an actual disaster”.
Requested the place Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “crimson strains” are concerning Western international locations’ approval for Ukraine to make use of weapons offered by them for assaults on Russian territory, Vucic stated he was at all times cautious in assessing the Russian president’s subsequent steps, as as “he doesn’t look by means of his eyes”. The Serbian president indicated that, in his opinion, the choice of the West will solely contribute to the additional deterioration of the scenario.
In keeping with Vucic, the scenario is additional difficult by the truth that everyone seems to be speaking solely about warfare and no one about peace. He added that it appears to him that in the present day peace is a forbidden phrase. “They are saying they should win to make sure peace sooner or later, nobody is speaking about peace and negotiations,” Vucic stated, noting that there’s a must have one other facet on the desk.
Vucic reiterated that Serbia condemned the assault on Ukraine, but additionally identified that it was a fancy problem. “I want to ask, what did you do with Serbia in 1999 and 2008? The one reply that got here from (former German Chancellor Angela) Merkel was that there was bloodshed in Kosovo then. That’s not completely true, however in the end account Putin additionally stated that the identical factor occurred in Donbas,” commented the President of Serbia.