Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric said that Pristina was not working to reach an agreement on the transport of dangerous substances during negotiations in Vienna. He said that Belgrade does not create obstacles and barriers to the normal flow of trade and that the issue of the ban of trucks from Serbia, carrying dangerous substances, should be resolved through dialogue. “In my opinion all this is unnecessary and destructive,” said Djuric to the reporters in Belgrade. He said that Belgrade expects Brussels to create conditions for normal political relations and for the resumption of talks, so that problems can be solved.
Djuric said that the total value of trade of dangerous substances is around two million euros per year, stating that about 400 cisterns cross the administrative line. “Even now, cisterns are crossing to central Serbia normally. Transporters have found a way, so this is a political blockade which essentially exists only in minds and on paper,” said Djuric.
