“Kosovo status not done deal”

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic has stated that pressure that is being exerted on Serbia is obvious but that status of Kosovo is still not finished. “If the status had been final, such a big effort for Serbia to accept compromise regarding the resolution probably wouldn’t have been made,” he said. “Kosovo status not done deal” “It means that there is a significant number of states that are not benevolent toward the independence,” the interior minister told daily Vecernje novosti. When asked if he would agree to speak to Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci, he said that he did not believe that it would be up to him to make that choice, “bearing in mind that the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) has several times negotiated with the Albanians throughout its history”. “Besides, they were accusing us of warmongering and crimes and now they are attributing treason to us. That’s why it is best for somebody else to deal with it,” the SPS leader explained and added that the government still had not discussed the form of the talks or who would lead them. Dacic also points out that if the talks failed and the Albanians attempted to annex northern Kosovo by force, it would spark a strong reaction from Serbia. “Such attack would be one more genocide against our people and it would provoke a big reaction from Serbia. And I’m also afraid that election campaigns in Kosovo and Metohija certainly will not contribute to peaceful solutions, regardless of our position on the need for dialogue,” the interior minister concluded. Ivica Dacic (Tanjug)

“Kosovo status not done deal”

“It means that there is a significant number of states that are not benevolent toward the independence,” the interior minister told daily Večernje novosti.

When asked if he would agree to speak to Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci, he said that he did not believe that it would be up to him to make that choice, “bearing in mind that the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) has several times negotiated with the Albanians throughout its history”.

“Besides, they were accusing us of warmongering and crimes and now they are attributing treason to us. That’s why it is best for somebody else to deal with it,” the SPS leader explained and added that the government still had not discussed the form of the talks or who would lead them.

Dačić also points out that if the talks failed and the Albanians attempted to annex northern Kosovo by force, it would spark a strong reaction from Serbia.

“Such attack would be one more genocide against our people and it would provoke a big reaction from Serbia. And I’m also afraid that election campaigns in Kosovo and Metohija certainly will not contribute to peaceful solutions, regardless of our position on the need for dialogue,” the interior minister concluded.