Serbia’s president vowed to start a nationwide debate next month on unresolved relations with Kosovo and Albania, saying a “compromise” would fix most of his country’s political problems for a century and open the way to European Union membership.
Ivica Dacic believes it is possible that "the nervousness triggered by his delimitation proposal" concerning Kosovo is "the best indicator which way to go."
"It is good that dialogue about Kosovo has been initiated and that different ideas are being heard. Interestingly, and the president has noted it, too, so far only my idea to talk about a delimitation to what is Serb and what it is Albanian has caused great nervousness on many sides," the foreign minister told Sputnik.
The Anti-Corruption Agency could warn publicly Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic as he at least, seven times, misused the Prime Minister function speaking about the activities of the Serbian Government during his presidential campaign, Danas daily reported today.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, stated he sees there is no courage in Serbia enough to change the Constitution and warned it could block Serbia’s road to the EU.
He added, that those who do not wish to change the Constitution want that everything remains as it is, while those who want to change the Constitution wish to denounce Kosovo, so a solution is not possible in such a vicious cycle.
I do not indent to make the Constitution by force, Vucic said, adding that the Constitution has to be a result of a wider consensus.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said early today that as far as dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is concerned, "nothing is finished."
"I cannot talk about something that's over, but I can talk about something important for the future of Serbia. If we can do it, and I know that there are small prospects, I know Albanians, I know Serbs, I know why and why the chances are small," he told RTS and added:
"If we do not try to do something for the future of Serbia, in a different and better way, we should not do this job."
German Ambassador in Kosovo, Angelika Viets, said a dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is one of the political priorities in Kosovo, but she cannot see how it would be continued, Serbian media reported late yesterday.
„On one side you have the Prime Minster Vucic, who got very empowered at the last election and has a strong party behind him, while the authorities here are divided into three different groups and there is no national consensus about any topic. In such situation, continuation of a dialogue is hardly possible,” Viets said.
Secretary General of the President of Serbia, Nikola Selakovic, stated that the invitation of the President Vucic for internal dialogue on Kosovo is the most important political topic, adding the President is pleased with the way his initiative echoed in the public, RTS reported.
According to him, two different opinions are mostly heard, the one saying it is needed to keep the status quo and the other saying Kosovo should be handed over to the Albanians.
Adviser to the Leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), Dragan Marsicanin thinks the party should accept the invitation of Aleksandar Vucic for internal dialogue on Kosovo in order “to make the truth visible, and unveil illusions about the patriotic character of the authorities.”
Leader of Democratic Party (DS), Dragan Sutanovac, commenting on a public call of Aleksandar Vucic for internal dialogue on Kosovo, said Serbian President should present his platform, Serbian daily reported.
Sutanovic also stated DS party did not receive an official invitation for talks, but it will consider it, once it arrives.
The Serb MPs will be present at tomorrow’s constitutive Assembly session in Pristina, while Srpska Lista will make its political moves “in accordance with Belgrade”, said Igor Simic, MP member from the list, Serbian media reported today.
Simic also said representatives of the Serb people cannot chose who would represent Albanians within the institutions, as they cannot chose who would represent Serbs.