"Security system can be trusted"

President Boris Tadic has called a meeting of the National Security Council to analyze how an armed man was allowed to enter the Presidency building. Tadic said that “the situation last Thursday, when a man with two bombs entered the Serbian Presidency, calls for analysis that I’ve made with my advisers,” adding that “a session of the National Security Council will be held in the coming days.” "Security system can be trusted" The president assessed that the security services that work in the Presidency had done an excellent job, holding negotiations and saving the man’s life, which had been paramount. “I have confidence in the security system in this country,” he said, adding that he “entered the Presidency when the man with the bombs was inside, as that is my place of work and no-one is going to stop me from doing my job.” Tadic said that “there’s no legal framework or procedure for BIA or military intelligence’s work to be more effective,” adding that he would be “speaking about legal changes in that area in the coming period.” The president said that “it’s very important for Serbia that U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden clearly stated that Serbia would not have membership in the EU conditioned on recognition of Kosovo’s independence or membership of NATO.” He said that “there will be no conditioning with Kosovo or NATO membership, and he stressed that U.S. support for Serbia is very significant in international financial institutions.” “At those meetings, we also discussed the extent to which the U.S. could help Serbia apply the Interim Agreement with the EU,” said Tadic, adding that “Biden’s visit made it crystal clear that Serbia is a significant country in the region and a guarantee for its stability.” According to the president, “Kosovo is a theme of great disagreement in relations with the U.S., but it’s important that we can find practical ways of enhancing our bilateral relations.” Boris Tadic (FoNet, archive)

"Security system can be trusted"

The president assessed that the security services that work in the Presidency had done an excellent job, holding negotiations and saving the man’s life, which had been paramount.

“I have confidence in the security system in this country,” he said, adding that he “entered the Presidency when the man with the bombs was inside, as that is my place of work and no-one is going to stop me from doing my job.”

Tadić said that “there’s no legal framework or procedure for BIA or military intelligence’s work to be more effective,” adding that he would be “speaking about legal changes in that area in the coming period.”

The president said that “it’s very important for Serbia that U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden clearly stated that Serbia would not have membership in the EU conditioned on recognition of Kosovo’s independence or membership of NATO.”

He said that “there will be no conditioning with Kosovo or NATO membership, and he stressed that U.S. support for Serbia is very significant in international financial institutions.”

“At those meetings, we also discussed the extent to which the U.S. could help Serbia apply the Interim Agreement with the EU,” said Tadić, adding that “Biden’s visit made it crystal clear that Serbia is a significant country in the region and a guarantee for its stability.”

According to the president, “Kosovo is a theme of great disagreement in relations with the U.S., but it’s important that we can find practical ways of enhancing our bilateral relations.”