Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic believes that Serbia can impede Kosovo’s UNESCO membership in November by using diplomatic means and activating as many countries as possible to support its cause.
Dacic said that this topic would not be tabled in the first place, if Resolution 1244 was honoured.
However, since the world is filled with double standards, particularly with regard to Serbia, the topic ended up on the agenda of the UNESCO Executive Board and the General Conference. This means that we have to activate as many countries as possible to take our side, Dacic said in an interview for Radio and Television of Serbia.
Dacic underlined that Deputy Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci was wrong when said that Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO was in line with the Brussels agreement.
“Hasgim Thaci is using all means available in an attempt to misuse what has been agreed in Brussels without Serbia’s consent. This issue has never been discussed in Brussels; the topic of Serbia’s cultural heritage is yet to be put on the agenda. Without any prior agreement in Brussels, they have submitted a membership application. This is an abuse of the agreement,” the minister said.
