Progressives back deal, will not rule out referendum

The ruling Progressives (SNS) on Sunday decided to support the proposed Kosovo dialogue deal, SNS leader and First Deputy PM Aleksandar Vučić announced.

Izvor: Tanjug

Monday, 22.04.2013.

09:20

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BELGRADE The ruling Progressives (SNS) on Sunday decided to support the proposed Kosovo dialogue deal, SNS leader and First Deputy PM Aleksandar Vucic announced. Vucic said after the meeting of his party's main board that unless "national unity, the unity of the people of Serbia" has been established to accept the agreement, the presidency of the SNS, not the main board, would next week decide on "how to ask the public to decide whether to accept the Brussels agreement." Progressives back deal, will not rule out referendum Addressing reporters after the six-hour meeting, he noted that the party was not ruling out a referendum on the issue and reiterated that the agreement "does not recognize any independence of Kosovo", and that under the circumstances it was "the most that could be done." "I want to say that this is not a question of anyone hiding behind the people because they are unable to make such a decision. I'm not hiding, I say openly what is more or less bad for Serbia. If that (referendum) happens - I'm not saying that such a decision has been made - nobody is going to hide behind others, and we will clearly state our position," he stressed, warning that if there was a referendum and if the people voted against the Kosovo agreement, initialed in Brussels last Friday, the government would fall, "and he would have to resign." The session of the SNS main board saw a democratic debate, he said, adding that "Serbs from Kosovo did not have any objections." As for those opposed to the deal who he said had sent him threatening messages, Vucic said that "those who thought they can stop the country in the preservation of Kosovo and Metohija and creation of a normal country" with threats were wrong, as well as in believing that "the bandit Serbia will win over the decent Serbia." "If someone thinks that threats can stop the country in its brave composure and the preservation of Kosovo and Metohija, but primarily in moving toward normal values ​​and the creation of a decent Serbia, they are hugely mistaken - they came across people who will not run away from them," said Vucic. In favor of the decision to support the proposal from Brussels were 377 members of the SNS main board, two were abstained, and eight opposed. Vojvodina was not discussed during the meeting, although this had been announced. Vucic instead said that another meeting on this issue would be held next week. (Tanjug) Tanjug

Progressives back deal, will not rule out referendum

Addressing reporters after the six-hour meeting, he noted that the party was not ruling out a referendum on the issue and reiterated that the agreement "does not recognize any independence of Kosovo", and that under the circumstances it was "the most that could be done."

"I want to say that this is not a question of anyone hiding behind the people because they are unable to make such a decision. I'm not hiding, I say openly what is more or less bad for Serbia. If that (referendum) happens - I'm not saying that such a decision has been made - nobody is going to hide behind others, and we will clearly state our position," he stressed, warning that if there was a referendum and if the people voted against the Kosovo agreement, initialed in Brussels last Friday, the government would fall, "and he would have to resign."

The session of the SNS main board saw a democratic debate, he said, adding that "Serbs from Kosovo did not have any objections."

As for those opposed to the deal who he said had sent him threatening messages, Vučić said that "those who thought they can stop the country in the preservation of Kosovo and Metohija and creation of a normal country" with threats were wrong, as well as in believing that "the bandit Serbia will win over the decent Serbia."

"If someone thinks that threats can stop the country in its brave composure and the preservation of Kosovo and Metohija, but primarily in moving toward normal values ​​and the creation of a decent Serbia, they are hugely mistaken - they came across people who will not run away from them," said Vučić.

In favor of the decision to support the proposal from Brussels were 377 members of the SNS main board, two were abstained, and eight opposed. Vojvodina was not discussed during the meeting, although this had been announced. Vučić instead said that another meeting on this issue would be held next week.

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