Partition of Kosovo only solution, minister says

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic has assessed that partition of Kosovo is the only realistic solution. “This is my opinion, although neither Belgrade nor Pristina like it. However, I am a realistic politician and I don’t see any other solution,” he pointed out. Partition of Kosovo only solution, minister says “I think that the only realistic solution is that places where Serbs live stay in Serbia and that the other part where the Albanians live secedes. This is the only realistic way that can lead us to a quick solution,” the Serbian minister told Pristina-based Albanian language daily Zeri. “Other solutions are a waste of time and years and decades would go in an attempt to solve those small issues,” he was quoted as saying. Dacic repeated that the issue of Kosovo’s independence “is not closed and Kosovo has not been recognized by all countries”. “If you want to be a part of the EU and have Serbia’s consent, but the way we started we won’t have a solution in the next 20 years,” he pointed out. The Serbian interior minister assessed that it was a good thing that the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue had started but added that “it is very difficult to find solutions that will be acceptable both to Serbs and Albanians”. “If it was that easy we would have had results by now,” Dacic concluded. Ivica Dacic

Partition of Kosovo only solution, minister says

“I think that the only realistic solution is that places where Serbs live stay in Serbia and that the other part where the Albanians live secedes. This is the only realistic way that can lead us to a quick solution,” the Serbian minister told Priština-based Albanian language daily Zeri.

“Other solutions are a waste of time and years and decades would go in an attempt to solve those small issues,” he was quoted as saying.

Dačić repeated that the issue of Kosovo’s independence “is not closed and Kosovo has not been recognized by all countries”.

“If you want to be a part of the EU and have Serbia’s consent, but the way we started we won’t have a solution in the next 20 years,” he pointed out.

The Serbian interior minister assessed that it was a good thing that the Belgrade-Priština dialogue had started but added that “it is very difficult to find solutions that will be acceptable both to Serbs and Albanians”.

“If it was that easy we would have had results by now,” Dačić concluded.