Aleksandar Vucic says it has been decided Serbia will not take any countermeasures to Pristina's increase non-tariff barriers on goods from central Serbia. The president spoke late on Wednesday, and said the decision was made at a session of the Council for National Security.
A stormy night has passed in Belgrade after Pristina decided to impose 100 percent taxes goods coming from central Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, B92 reports today.
The Council for National Security met, while before that, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic separately spoke with the ambassadors of Russia and China posted in Belgrade, and then with those from the EU and the US, and their "Quint" allies. Vucic specified that Serbia will not impose any counter-measures because, as a reliable partner, it does not wish to violate either EU's SAA or the regional free trade CEFTA deal.
President Aleksandar Vucic has expressed his gratitude to the President of France Emmanuel Macron for the personal letter he sent to Serbia. Vucic assessed the letter as a good announcement and a good signal before Macron's visit to Serbia.
In a statement to TV Pink, he said this was "not a circular letter" that would have gone to everyone who attended the (scandalous) ceremony in Paris (on Nov. 11) - "but about a special letter for Serbia, handed over by the president of France."
Following the voting on Kosovo Interpol bid yesterday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he understood well messages from some neighbors that Serbia is a less valuable friend to them, than Pristina, B92 reports.
Referring to Skopje and Podgorica voting in favor of Kosovo, Vucic noted that they have sent a clear message to Serbia, you are a friend of secondary importance, while Albanians are true friends.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said today he is proud of Serbia’s struggle, that manage to fight back some of the most powerful world powers and prevent Kosovo to joint Interpol, Danas daily reports.
Vucic added Serbia showed how much it matters to preserve the freedom, integrity and independence, however, we must not be euphoric over the failure of Pristina’s Interpol bid.
Aleksandar Vucic said late on Monday that he is listening “on a daily basis to the wishes of westerners for Serbia to continue the dialogue with Kosovo."
Vucic reiterated that there will be no continuation of the dialogue until Pristina withdraws its measures, referring to an additional tax of 10 percent that Pritina has imposed on goods from central Serbia and from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic thanked the President of China, Xi Jinping and Ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang for the support that China extended to Serbia in preserving its territorial integrity, Tanjug news agency reported.
During the working meeting with Ambassador Li, Vucic particularly thanked the President Xi, China and delegation of this country in Interpol, for unlimited supported, in respecting the international law, despite strong pressure from some western countries to breach integrity of the Republic of Serbia and enable Kosovo membership in Interpol.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met on Friday in Belgrade with US Ambassador Kyle Scott.
They discussed bilateral relations, economic cooperation and the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Tanjug said, citing a press release from the president's office.
Vucic informed Scott that, by introducing taxes on goods from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Pristina had violated the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA).
Brussels has sent Vucic via diplomatic channels "an indecent proposal," i.e., blackmail: continue the dialogue with Pristina in exchange for new chapters, however Belgrade will not accept it, Belgrade-based media report.
As the Belgrade media further reported, Brussels diplomatic channels put pressure on Belgrade in order to make it play "by the rules dictated by Pristina". Serbia and President Vucic are asked to return to the dialogue, despite Pristina's failure to fulfill any of its obligations under the Brussels agreement.
Clash between Hashim Thaci and Ramush Haradinaj is a clash between the two projects for Kosovo, leader of the Serb European Movement in Kosovo, Rada Trajkovic told Danas daily.
Trajkovic said the first project includes delineation that would abolish the rights of Serbs deriving from the Ahtisaari’s package, while the second project would include acceptance of the Community of Serb-majority Municipalities, and the process of resolving the rights of Kosovo Serbs would begin.