Dacic: Opening borders is not a unilateral decision

Photo: Tanjug/Ministry of Foreign Minister/Ognjen Stevanovic

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic says the opening of borders and travel outside the borders of the state are not unilateral decisions of one country, but standards that are imposed and demanded by other countries as well.

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Dacic said that it's not possible to only discuss Serbia's measures, but that other countries must be taken into account, as well as their demands.

He stressed that opening of borders for citizens of Serbia and for entry and exit from our country is one thing, while entry and exit of foreigners is another.

"In our country, it's about (providing) negative tests not older than 72 hours. Foreigners who come to Serbia should have a negative test and confirmation from a government commission for entering the country," the head of diplomacy explained last night while appearing on RTS.

He pointed out that from June 1, Serbia's borders with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia can be crossed without any confirmation, as these are neighboring countries that are not members of the EU.

As for EU member-states, Dacic said that the EU's decision to close their borders at the Union level until June 15 remains in force, but, as he stated, our citizens from EU countries can return to Serbia even under such conditions - with certificates issued by the state authorities of Serbia.

He recalled that the state no longer organizes humanitarian repatriation flights, because there are no more Serbian citizens "stranded" outside the borders of Serbia - but that Air Serbia continued to organize special flights where citizens pay for their tickets.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)