PM: Govt. has risen to all challenges

Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said today that the government had responded competently to all the challenges facing it, in keeping with Serbia's potential. At the start of today’s cabinet meeting, which was open to the public, Cvetkovic said that, in the coming years, the government would continue all its activities in order to meet the country’s strategic targets. He said that Serbia’s path to Europe was still open. PM: Govt. has risen to all challenges “Through a serious strategy and diplomatic activity, the subject of Kosovo has been returned to the framework of international law, and further recognitions of Kosovo’s illegally declared independence have been stopped,“ said the prime minister. He said that the government had managed to alter the image of Serbia in the world, and forge good relations with almost all nations. The government had adopted 256 laws and parliament 185, said Cvetkovic, adding that he hoped the government would manage to create a legal basis for comprehensive reform of the political system and electoral legislation. Despite the economic difficulties, reform of the Serbian Army had continued as had the participation of its members in peacekeeping missions, the prime minister pointed out. Serbia had met almost all the conditions on its Road Map to visa liberalization, news that had been nine years in the waiting, he said. According to Cvetkovic, broad diplomatic activities were being conducted at the UN to prevent further recognitions of Kosovo’s unilateral independence. Serbia would continue using peaceful, diplomatic and legal means to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty, said the minister, adding that the state would not renounce its policy on Kosovo under any circumstances. He said that the economic situation in Serbia had to be viewed in the light of the economic crisis, stressing that one priority was the completion of Corridor 10 in the next three years. Serbia’s energy stability had been assured, macroeconomic stability and the dinar exchange rate had been preserved, inflation was low and under control, and the budget deficit was among the lowest in the region, said Cvetkovic. The burden of the crisis had been equally shared, he said, adding that the government had first put its own house in order, cutting public spending by around EUR 1bn and costs by almost 26 percent. “We’re keeping the situation under control,“ stressed the prime minister. The state had displayed social responsibility, pensions had risen by ten percent and were paid regularly, while major results had been achieved in tackling organized crime and corruption, he noted. “There is still much to do, and we’re working together to continue achieving our goals,“ said Cvetkovic. Mirko Cvetkovic (FoNet)

PM: Govt. has risen to all challenges

“Through a serious strategy and diplomatic activity, the subject of Kosovo has been returned to the framework of international law, and further recognitions of Kosovo’s illegally declared independence have been stopped,“ said the prime minister.

He said that the government had managed to alter the image of Serbia in the world, and forge good relations with almost all nations.

The government had adopted 256 laws and parliament 185, said Cvetković, adding that he hoped the government would manage to create a legal basis for comprehensive reform of the political system and electoral legislation.

Despite the economic difficulties, reform of the Serbian Army had continued as had the participation of its members in peacekeeping missions, the prime minister pointed out.

Serbia had met almost all the conditions on its Road Map to visa liberalization, news that had been nine years in the waiting, he said.

According to Cvetković, broad diplomatic activities were being conducted at the UN to prevent further recognitions of Kosovo’s unilateral independence.

Serbia would continue using peaceful, diplomatic and legal means to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty, said the minister, adding that the state would not renounce its policy on Kosovo under any circumstances.

He said that the economic situation in Serbia had to be viewed in the light of the economic crisis, stressing that one priority was the completion of Corridor 10 in the next three years.

Serbia’s energy stability had been assured, macroeconomic stability and the dinar exchange rate had been preserved, inflation was low and under control, and the budget deficit was among the lowest in the region, said Cvetković.

The burden of the crisis had been equally shared, he said, adding that the government had first put its own house in order, cutting public spending by around EUR 1bn and costs by almost 26 percent.

“We’re keeping the situation under control,“ stressed the prime minister.

The state had displayed social responsibility, pensions had risen by ten percent and were paid regularly, while major results had been achieved in tackling organized crime and corruption, he noted.

“There is still much to do, and we’re working together to continue achieving our goals,“ said Cvetković.