Ivica Dacic says Serbia's authorities took "appropriate" measures in the wake of a French court's decision not to extradite Ramush Haradinaj.

The first deputy prime minister and foreign minister said the withdrawal of the Serbian ambassador to France for consultations and three months of non-participation in conferences in France represent "a measure by which Serbia has shown its opposition to the decision."

Speaking in Belgrade on Monday, after laying a wreath at the monument to Dimitrije Tucovic to mark May Day (Labor Day in Serbia), Dacic said that Serbia is "a country that respects itself - and our obligation toward the victims is not to silently accept the decision of the French court."

"We could have cut diplomatic relations, withdrawn our ambassador and expelled theirs, but we opted for this measure and I think it was appropriate," he said.

According to the Serbian government, Dacic added that France "did not have to acquit Haradinaj, but could instead have launched proceedings against him."

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