Vucic: We'll stick to red lines on Kosovo and Metohija in Brussels, everyone knows the key is ZSO

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic said this evening that at the meeting in Brussels on Monday, he will stick to the red lines on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, which he spoke about in the Assembly of Serbia - no matter what and no matter how it happens.

When asked by a journalist at the opening of the Tourism Fair in Belgrade, whether on Monday in Brussels, where the French-German proposal, i.e. the European one, will be discussed, given the messages from the EU that some kind of acceptance is expected, and if he thinks that acceptance should be in some written form of that proposal and whether Serbia will remain on the previous red lines, he said:

"All I said in the assembly, and I understand your concern and many difficult nights are ahead of us, is that Serbia will stick to what it says in the National Assembly - no matter what and no matter how it  happens."

When asked if Miroslav Lajcak submitted a list of unfulfilled demands from 2013 to both Belgrade and Pristina, Vucic said that it was nothing, but that he would probably receive something by Monday.

"They will say that the issue of energy is not finished, whether they will grant a license or take away a license for distribution rights, and everyone knows that the essence is the Community of Serb Municipalities - either you will start (forming) the ZSO or say thank you, there is no great philosophy," Vucic said.

He assessed that it is a play in which the essential pressure is directed towards Serbia.

"Of course we will be exposed to pressure and our situation is not simple and this is pressure on Serbia, and it is not the first time in history or in the previous 10, 11 years," said Vucic.

He pointed out that peace must be preserved and that we must be ready for compromises, but also that "we will not give Serbia to anyone". When it comes to the war in Ukraine, Vucic stressed that Serbia also wants peace and that Ukraine is a friendly country to us.

"What would be the problem in Serbia's behavior except that it does not want to show hostile behavior towards the Russian Federation, neither. We want peace, that is Serbia's wish and that is Serbia's policy and it has been and will remain," said Vucic.

When asked by a journalist if he met and talked with someone from the Ukrainian leadership, he stated that he recently sat next to Ukrainian prime minister, and that he had a long talk with the foreign minister in New York.

"We have nothing against Ukraine, on the contrary, we stand in solidarity with the people," Vucic said, adding that he and the ambassador visited Ukrainian refugees in Vranje and that Serbia had provided multiple aid.

He added that tomorrow is a big day, because the new Continental factory is opening in Novi Sad.

(Telegraf.rs)