Patriarch Porfirije: Kosovo is part of Serbia and there is no dilemma here

Patriarch Porfirije; Photo: Tanjug/Zoran Zestic

Kosovo is a part of Serbia and there is no dilemma here, said Serbian Patriarch Porfirije and stressed that therefore no one who is patriotic can even think that Kosovo is not part of Serbia.

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In the first interview after his enthronement to the throne of Saint Sava, Patriarch Porfirije told RTS that, although Serbia is not physically present in Kosovo in the true sense of the word, Kosovo is essentially part of Serbia and that is the position of the Serbian Orthodox Church, adding that anything else that he would say about that now would be superflous, Tanjug is reporting.

"Kosovo is not just a geopolitical issue for us, but is truly the issue of our identity. I am convinced that regardless of all realistic political circumstances that are not at all favorable to our people, the state is doing everything to preserve peace in that territory and do the most it can for the good of our people," said Porfirije.

He considers the conversation on that issue as necessary, but stresses that he would never agree to dialogue to the detriment of Serbia, but also to the detriment of others.

"To talk about the joint life of Serbs and non-Albanians in Kosovo, yes, but anything outside of that would be unrealistic," Porfirije pointed out.

He added that we need a little more prayer in order to establish coexistence with those who are not Serbs, to show and prove to them that Kosovo is their home, but at the same time something that is a part of Serbia.

(Telegraf.rs)