A broad consensus and the will of a majority in our society must exist for a legally binding agreement with Pristina to be reached.

President Aleksandar Vucic said this in an interview published on Wednesday by Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti.

Asked whether Serbia could sign a legally-binding agreement with the so-called "Kosovo" - and still not be allowed to join the EU, the Serbian president replied that he "would not view it as a barter."

"Do you want to do something, and in return, get something else? It is in Serbia's interest to reach an agreement with Albanians, regardless of whether we will become a member of the EU. But, if that happens, I am convinced that the door would be not ajar, but wide open," said Vucic.

According to him, "even if our GDP grew five-fold and if we were again the champion of reforms, the EU will ultimately condition us with resolving the issue of Kosovo."

"There is no doubt that this is the key issue and whenever they tell us something else, they actually think about Kosovo. So we want to reach some kind of compromise solution. But Albanians also need to understand that they will not have a future wither, unless there is no agreement. For Serbia to give everything, without getting anything, it is neither realistic nor possible," he said.

Vucic added that he received "from some of the big players on the world stage" something that "resembles principles, something that represents a non-paper."

"All I can say about that is - even if it was asked whether it would accept it or not, Serbia could hardly provide a positive answer to these proposals," Vucic said.

According to him, "it is difficult for them to come up with a new proposal, because big Western powers proceed from the territorial issue of Kosovo and Metohija being resolved by gaining their independence."

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