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Serbian opposition leader: Kosovo agreement not about status (TV N1)

The expected agreement on Kosovo is about everyday things like the free movement of people, goods and capital and the status issue is something else, Serbian opposition Democratic Party (DS) leader Zoran Lutovac told TV N1 on Monday. The status issue can be resolved only once the right conditions are in place, he said. “This is a democracy issue, once we achieve certain standards,” he added, speaking for the TV N1 morning show. Lutovac warned anything that just one man does without consulting even his associates is a problem. “His agreement will last only as long as he is in power,” the DS leader said, referring to the possible agreement that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is expected to reach on normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina. “Anyone who comes to power after him could cast doubts over that agreement which is why the parliament must not be avoided,” he said. “An agreement on Kosovo outside of any procedure, outside the parliament, is not an agreement but the private arrangement of a man who has taken over all the levers of power in Serbia,” Lutovac underlined.