Former Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Monday that the Brussels Agreement must undergo review but warned that this is “extremely dangerous,” BETA news agency reports.
Tadic, who heads the Social Democrat Party, said he never wanted to see Kosovo divided but did accept an entity solution. “I think there has to be a review of the Brussels Agreement which is very important but that is an extremely dangerous situation because every international agreement which has been signed is hard to review without certain consequences on whoever calls for the review,” he told Radio-Television Vojvodina (RTV).
Speaking about international support, Tadic noted China and Russia have different approaches to the Kosovo issue. “China has the position of one China and it always supports Serbia’s interests when it fights for its territorial integrity. Russia has a double position. It has certain positions such as on the Crimea which favors the Albanians who wanted to secede Kosovo but holds the same position as Serbia on Chechnya and the south Caucasus republics,” he said.
Tadic added he did not want a frozen conflict in Kosovo but wanted a fair compromise which would also be in the interest of the Albanians. “I wanted a solution. I am not in favor of an independent Kosovo. My plan included Serbia keeping sovereignty over Kosovo and no place for it in the UN. That is still my position,” Tadic underlined.
He warned that the Serbian authorities are in a very difficult negotiating position and have not included cultural heritage in the talks just as it had not included it in the Brussels Agreement, adding that this was an “incredible diplomatic mistake”.
