The situation is currently such that we have a good opportunity to solve the issue of Kosovo and Metohija with a compromise, says Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic.
There's no better time to solve Kosovo problem - FM
The situation is currently such that we have a good opportunity to solve the issue of Kosovo and Metohija with a compromise, says Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic.
Source: Tanjug
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(Tanjug)
The positions of Russia has changed by it becoming a great power, and one that now much closer to Serbia than it did 20 years ago - while the United States and its foreign policy have also changed, according to the minister.
According to him, the opportunity for dialogue has opened, Serbia has achieved closer relations with Germany, France, as well as with Turkey, white it has become China's strategic partner.
"At this stage, we have a situation where the EU is also realizing that Albanians are the problem in reaching a compromise. Albanians want us recognize us, plus if they could take Medvedja, Presevo (municipalities in the southern part of central Serbia)... that would be ideal for them. In that situation a possibility of a compromise solution opens up. If we already have a dialogue, you have to have a proposal in that dialogue," Dacic told TV Pink, according to Tanjug.
He said he believed that the new US Assistant Secretary of State Wesa Mitchell was a key event that changed Serbia's relationship with the US administration.
According to Dacic, Mitchell was the first representative of the US administration who was interested in the problems in the Balkans and was willing to "listen to us and to have understanding for our positions."
"In that sense, it is important that all representatives of the US administration have such an approach that the problem of Kosovo has not resolved, that is, that there should be an attempt to reach a compromise in the dialogue that would be in the interest of all parties, and try to close this story," said Dacic.
The minister pointed out that this represents "a big change" - while he is "aware that this may not sound enough for somebody" - but that he, as someone who has been participating in it for years, "believes that this is a big change."
Speaking about the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Dacic is quoted as saying that Serbia "has a lack of ideas, as there are people who always, when the country needs to be defended, find a reason not to do it."
"Even now we have the situation that in the political scene and in society you have those who are inciting extreme ideas and unrealistic ones, that are based on the fact that the problem of Kosovo should not be solved, with the excuse that some better times will come. Which better times on the international scene can come to make Djakovica Serb?," he said.
Asked to comment on why the Church refuses to accept as one of the solution a possible partition of Kosovo, Dacic said he did not see a better solution than that, adding that he was perhaps "the only one in Serbia that gas put forward any solution."
"It's a soluktion where the Serb people are a majority, and that's not just north, but let's see where else it can be done, to connect with central Serbia, I really don't see a better solution, unless someone thinks by some miracle the ethnic structure in Kacanik, Glogovac will change," he said.
While time may be a relative category for the Church, Dacic continued, "for people in Kosovo and Metohija is a real category and a solution should be found."
"If the Albanians agree to autonomy in Serbia, I am absolutely for it," the minister said and asked representatives of the Church what their proposal was.
"Who is looking for and loving partition? If something else was possible, I certainly would not suggest such a thing", said Dacic.
the Albanians think that, according to the model of Croatia's Operation Storm, the Kosovo issue can be resolved, Dacic said, and added that "it may be easier to some Serbs to lose the north militarily and then say that we never recognized anything."
He then mentioned opposition politicians "Dilas, Jeremic, Lutovac, Sasa Janković, Ceda Jovanovic and others" as declaring President Aleksandar Vucic a traitor on the same day as telling other newspapers that he is a war criminal. "All this has a bad effect on the people, because in this thing we should all be united, all Albanians have only one interest, which is an independent Kosovo, and in their soul a Greater Albania," he said.
Dacic then said that the Serb people "should be sure that President Vucic, who is conducting the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, and himself as the foreign minister, firmly stand behind national and state interests."
He recalled that he had visited countries and asked them to withdraw their recognition of Kosovo, and that six have done so to date, while he would continue with those activities.
"We never agreed with anything that would mean recognizing Kosovo, nor will we. Any chairs (for Pristina) in the UN are out of the question. There can only be a discussion if there is a will to compromise, which means that each side loses and gets something. In the long run, we have a problem of the danger of a military attack on north Kosovo, and what Serbia will do then," Dacic said.
The current opposition in Serbia toppled Slobodan Milosevic because he defended Kosovo and entered a war, saying it was unreasonable, Dacic said, adding that it is in the interest of the Serb people for "the position (the authorities) and the opposition" to unite in terms of Kosovo and Metohija.
"Politics is something else, this is the interest of the Serb people, we need to unite around that. This is currently our biggest state and national interest. What solution there will be - there's the dialogue, nothing has been agreed yet," concluded Dacic.
- Romans have left amphitheaters, roads, aqueducts all over Europe, Middle East, Africa, but no one on their right mind today suggests that those lands belong to Italy.
- The medieval Serbian kingdoms, which ruled Kosova along with much of Balkans for roughly a 100-150 years, have no genealogical relations with the Kingdom of Karadjordge that emerged in the 20th century. Two separate entities, totally unrelated to each other. So yes, when he Kingdom of Serbia invaded Kosova in 1912, it had absolutely no inherited right to it. And yes, it was an invasion since the majority of the population was against it. You won Kosova by war and lost it by war. Accept it!
- The medieval Serb empire, by comparison to other empires, had the shortest lifespan in Kosova. Rome, Ottoman, Byzantine and even the Bulgarian empire have ruled Kosova throughout history for much longer than Serbs, therefore historically Serbia has much less claim that say Italy, Turkey, Greece or Bulgaria.
- I'm going to borrow your friend's sj theory here and claim that those buildings aren't even built by Serbs since the architecture is Byzantine.
- "You should be greatful we didnt kick you all out after WW2"
Boro and Ramiz - does it ring a bell? You seem to forget the Ramiz part. And yes, you did attempt to kick us out after WW2 and did not succeed. We've survived your genocidal designs for 100 years, and that's why we're here and you're there.
(Albanopolis, 7 August 2018 22:27)
"One cannot claim a stretch of land with temples. North America's native Indians lived nomadic life before white settlers turned up and they never built temples, nor castles, nor cities, so, using your analogy, they never existed."
Tom L
Their history was well documentes but your history in the balkans is not. Your own twisted version of history suggests albanians were here before the dinasours but you have no proof? And I don't suggest a temple or a mosque. There is no facts in history supported by international standards that suggest albanians are the native people of the balkans. If you ask me I thinks you albs come from a different planet.
(Hank the Tank, 7 August 2018 20:37)
gotta love how these diasporan chodes focus on Albanopolis writing 1912 instead of what his post said, which was absolutely correct. Kosovo doesn't have a problem it needs little Slobo to fix.
(TeslaWasCroatian, 7 August 2018 19:34)
Where did you get your history lessons from? How can serbs have invaded Kosovo in 1912 when we have churches and monasteries there from the 13th centrury? What do you have to prove your existance there before us? You should be greatful we didnt kick you all out after WW2 when you sided with nazi Germany and lost the war together with them. If we didn't show you mercy you would all be in Albania by now.
(Hank the Tank, 7 August 2018 10:20)
Once, during the Ottoman empire time, Belgrade had 217 mosques, so, there were no Serbs there! Wrong.
Using your twisted logics, Belgrade should belong to the Turks even today.
One cannot claim a stretch of land with temples. North America's native Indians lived nomadic life before white settlers turned up and they never built temples, nor castles, nor cities, so, using your analogy, they never existed.
Anyway, you Serbs keep proving Dobrica Ćosić right with every lie you come up with, and so far, creativity never dropped. I guess this is the main ingredient of the Serbs - at least those actively polluting this forum.
Good old Dobrica Ćosić, bless him.
(Tom L'Orizi, 7 August 2018 15:45)
Where did you get your history lessons from? How can serbs have invaded Kosovo in 1912 when we have churches and monasteries there from the 13th centrury? What do you have to prove your existance there before us? You should be greatful we didnt kick you all out after WW2 when you sided with nazi Germany and lost the war together with them. If we didn't show you mercy you would all be in Albania by now.
(Hank the Tank, 7 August 2018 10:20)
If you had enough, then kindly get off our backs and go f.. off in your own home. You invaded our homeland in 1912 and for the next 87 years were not able to make Kosova a part of Serbia, even though you had an absolute rule over it. What makes you think you ever will? Don't bullshit me being wall to wall rep Serbia, Serbs are only 4% of the population here, half of which are war criminals with blood in their hands.
Your attempt at ethnic cleansing didn't work, so now you hope that EU will do it for you. You bastards never change. But you forget that Serbs are leaving Serbia at a faster rate and dying at an even faster one. At the end, the doom you wish on us, will hit you first.
(Albanopolis, 6 August 2018 23:33)
Even today taci is saying there will be no halving of "Kosovo.
If so there is no need for them to attend next session in Brussels, a Serbian side too. Draw the line and accept followed by freezing indefinitely. You have tried to compromise until 2025, a night is young. After all I am not going to stand and listen an etnic minority dictating to proper sovereign country and using us serbian peoplewith our government as a door mat. Wall to wall its all rep. Serbia. All ours and you taci bog off to America 🇺🇸 and&.
I am a lady and do not wish to use a strong language we in Serbia had enough of you siptari. EU hurry up give siptari visas liberalization and let them all f... Go.
(Ljiljana, 6 August 2018 21:02)
of course it is America, Jews ad EU are dead. They have no power its Russia, china ,India and the brics plus and the new world....Albanians want to start a war well then start it you will have 0 help believe me...Serbia and its economy is booming now ,jobs everywhere...
Сви Срби на свету имају пуно деце.
(now, 6 August 2018 18:22)
"If the Albanians agree to autonomy in Serbia, I am absolutely for it," the minister said and asked representatives of the Church what their proposal was.
This minister is a moron!
here is a link that shows why Serbia likes Kosova!,
Partition is not, nor has it ever been, an optimal solution to Kosovo. All this talk about Kosovo's historical, cultural, and religious symbolism will put what matters to Serb heritage south of the Ibar while Dacic picks up a few crumbs with some alleged regaining of the north. Why opt for partition when the Brussels Agreement basically extends Belgrade's influence to nearly every Serb-inhabited town and municipality while not even stipulating a recognition is required?
(Balkan Anthropologist, 6 August 2018 16:46)
"Even now we have the situation that in the political scene and in society you have those who are inciting extreme ideas and unrealistic ones, that are based on the fact that the problem of Kosovo should not be solved, with the excuse that some better times will come. Which better times on the international scene can come to make Djakovica Serb?," he said.
Me being one for example.
Nobody is saying that Djakovica has to be Serbs. How about Banja Luka?
Oh, yes! Those nice friends in the West that you are mentioning won't allow any talk about changing the borders of the former Yugoslavian republics. It's their "principal".
Your suggestion is for us to be continuously discriminated against?
I'll say NO on referendum!
(Sreten, 6 August 2018 16:06)
Partition is not, nor has it ever been, an optimal solution to Kosovo. All this talk about Kosovo's historical, cultural, and religious symbolism will put what matters to Serb heritage south of the Ibar while Dacic picks up a few crumbs with some alleged regaining of the north. Why opt for partition when the Brussels Agreement basically extends Belgrade's influence to nearly every Serb-inhabited town and municipality while not even stipulating a recognition is required?
(Balkan Anthropologist, 6 August 2018 16:46)
Where did you get your history lessons from? How can serbs have invaded Kosovo in 1912 when we have churches and monasteries there from the 13th centrury? What do you have to prove your existance there before us? You should be greatful we didnt kick you all out after WW2 when you sided with nazi Germany and lost the war together with them. If we didn't show you mercy you would all be in Albania by now.
(Hank the Tank, 7 August 2018 10:20)
Once, during the Ottoman empire time, Belgrade had 217 mosques, so, there were no Serbs there! Wrong.
Using your twisted logics, Belgrade should belong to the Turks even today.
One cannot claim a stretch of land with temples. North America's native Indians lived nomadic life before white settlers turned up and they never built temples, nor castles, nor cities, so, using your analogy, they never existed.
Anyway, you Serbs keep proving Dobrica Ćosić right with every lie you come up with, and so far, creativity never dropped. I guess this is the main ingredient of the Serbs - at least those actively polluting this forum.
Good old Dobrica Ćosić, bless him.
(Tom L'Orizi, 7 August 2018 15:45)
Even today taci is saying there will be no halving of "Kosovo.
If so there is no need for them to attend next session in Brussels, a Serbian side too. Draw the line and accept followed by freezing indefinitely. You have tried to compromise until 2025, a night is young. After all I am not going to stand and listen an etnic minority dictating to proper sovereign country and using us serbian peoplewith our government as a door mat. Wall to wall its all rep. Serbia. All ours and you taci bog off to America 🇺🇸 and&.
I am a lady and do not wish to use a strong language we in Serbia had enough of you siptari. EU hurry up give siptari visas liberalization and let them all f... Go.
(Ljiljana, 6 August 2018 21:02)
If you had enough, then kindly get off our backs and go f.. off in your own home. You invaded our homeland in 1912 and for the next 87 years were not able to make Kosova a part of Serbia, even though you had an absolute rule over it. What makes you think you ever will? Don't bullshit me being wall to wall rep Serbia, Serbs are only 4% of the population here, half of which are war criminals with blood in their hands.
Your attempt at ethnic cleansing didn't work, so now you hope that EU will do it for you. You bastards never change. But you forget that Serbs are leaving Serbia at a faster rate and dying at an even faster one. At the end, the doom you wish on us, will hit you first.
(Albanopolis, 6 August 2018 23:33)
of course it is America, Jews ad EU are dead. They have no power its Russia, china ,India and the brics plus and the new world....Albanians want to start a war well then start it you will have 0 help believe me...Serbia and its economy is booming now ,jobs everywhere...
Сви Срби на свету имају пуно деце.
(now, 6 August 2018 18:22)
"Even now we have the situation that in the political scene and in society you have those who are inciting extreme ideas and unrealistic ones, that are based on the fact that the problem of Kosovo should not be solved, with the excuse that some better times will come. Which better times on the international scene can come to make Djakovica Serb?," he said.
Me being one for example.
Nobody is saying that Djakovica has to be Serbs. How about Banja Luka?
Oh, yes! Those nice friends in the West that you are mentioning won't allow any talk about changing the borders of the former Yugoslavian republics. It's their "principal".
Your suggestion is for us to be continuously discriminated against?
I'll say NO on referendum!
(Sreten, 6 August 2018 16:06)
- Romans have left amphitheaters, roads, aqueducts all over Europe, Middle East, Africa, but no one on their right mind today suggests that those lands belong to Italy.
- The medieval Serbian kingdoms, which ruled Kosova along with much of Balkans for roughly a 100-150 years, have no genealogical relations with the Kingdom of Karadjordge that emerged in the 20th century. Two separate entities, totally unrelated to each other. So yes, when he Kingdom of Serbia invaded Kosova in 1912, it had absolutely no inherited right to it. And yes, it was an invasion since the majority of the population was against it. You won Kosova by war and lost it by war. Accept it!
- The medieval Serb empire, by comparison to other empires, had the shortest lifespan in Kosova. Rome, Ottoman, Byzantine and even the Bulgarian empire have ruled Kosova throughout history for much longer than Serbs, therefore historically Serbia has much less claim that say Italy, Turkey, Greece or Bulgaria.
- I'm going to borrow your friend's sj theory here and claim that those buildings aren't even built by Serbs since the architecture is Byzantine.
- "You should be greatful we didnt kick you all out after WW2"
Boro and Ramiz - does it ring a bell? You seem to forget the Ramiz part. And yes, you did attempt to kick us out after WW2 and did not succeed. We've survived your genocidal designs for 100 years, and that's why we're here and you're there.
(Albanopolis, 7 August 2018 22:27)
Where did you get your history lessons from? How can serbs have invaded Kosovo in 1912 when we have churches and monasteries there from the 13th centrury? What do you have to prove your existance there before us? You should be greatful we didnt kick you all out after WW2 when you sided with nazi Germany and lost the war together with them. If we didn't show you mercy you would all be in Albania by now.
(Hank the Tank, 7 August 2018 10:20)
"One cannot claim a stretch of land with temples. North America's native Indians lived nomadic life before white settlers turned up and they never built temples, nor castles, nor cities, so, using your analogy, they never existed."
Tom L
Their history was well documentes but your history in the balkans is not. Your own twisted version of history suggests albanians were here before the dinasours but you have no proof? And I don't suggest a temple or a mosque. There is no facts in history supported by international standards that suggest albanians are the native people of the balkans. If you ask me I thinks you albs come from a different planet.
(Hank the Tank, 7 August 2018 20:37)
gotta love how these diasporan chodes focus on Albanopolis writing 1912 instead of what his post said, which was absolutely correct. Kosovo doesn't have a problem it needs little Slobo to fix.
(TeslaWasCroatian, 7 August 2018 19:34)
"If the Albanians agree to autonomy in Serbia, I am absolutely for it," the minister said and asked representatives of the Church what their proposal was.
This minister is a moron!
here is a link that shows why Serbia likes Kosova!,
If you had enough, then kindly get off our backs and go f.. off in your own home. You invaded our homeland in 1912 and for the next 87 years were not able to make Kosova a part of Serbia, even though you had an absolute rule over it. What makes you think you ever will? Don't bullshit me being wall to wall rep Serbia, Serbs are only 4% of the population here, half of which are war criminals with blood in their hands.
Your attempt at ethnic cleansing didn't work, so now you hope that EU will do it for you. You bastards never change. But you forget that Serbs are leaving Serbia at a faster rate and dying at an even faster one. At the end, the doom you wish on us, will hit you first.
(Albanopolis, 6 August 2018 23:33)
"If the Albanians agree to autonomy in Serbia, I am absolutely for it," the minister said and asked representatives of the Church what their proposal was.
This minister is a moron!
here is a link that shows why Serbia likes Kosova!,
"Even now we have the situation that in the political scene and in society you have those who are inciting extreme ideas and unrealistic ones, that are based on the fact that the problem of Kosovo should not be solved, with the excuse that some better times will come. Which better times on the international scene can come to make Djakovica Serb?," he said.
Me being one for example.
Nobody is saying that Djakovica has to be Serbs. How about Banja Luka?
Oh, yes! Those nice friends in the West that you are mentioning won't allow any talk about changing the borders of the former Yugoslavian republics. It's their "principal".
Your suggestion is for us to be continuously discriminated against?
I'll say NO on referendum!
(Sreten, 6 August 2018 16:06)
of course it is America, Jews ad EU are dead. They have no power its Russia, china ,India and the brics plus and the new world....Albanians want to start a war well then start it you will have 0 help believe me...Serbia and its economy is booming now ,jobs everywhere...
Сви Срби на свету имају пуно деце.
(now, 6 August 2018 18:22)
Even today taci is saying there will be no halving of "Kosovo.
If so there is no need for them to attend next session in Brussels, a Serbian side too. Draw the line and accept followed by freezing indefinitely. You have tried to compromise until 2025, a night is young. After all I am not going to stand and listen an etnic minority dictating to proper sovereign country and using us serbian peoplewith our government as a door mat. Wall to wall its all rep. Serbia. All ours and you taci bog off to America 🇺🇸 and&.
I am a lady and do not wish to use a strong language we in Serbia had enough of you siptari. EU hurry up give siptari visas liberalization and let them all f... Go.
(Ljiljana, 6 August 2018 21:02)
"One cannot claim a stretch of land with temples. North America's native Indians lived nomadic life before white settlers turned up and they never built temples, nor castles, nor cities, so, using your analogy, they never existed."
Tom L
Their history was well documentes but your history in the balkans is not. Your own twisted version of history suggests albanians were here before the dinasours but you have no proof? And I don't suggest a temple or a mosque. There is no facts in history supported by international standards that suggest albanians are the native people of the balkans. If you ask me I thinks you albs come from a different planet.
(Hank the Tank, 7 August 2018 20:37)
Where did you get your history lessons from? How can serbs have invaded Kosovo in 1912 when we have churches and monasteries there from the 13th centrury? What do you have to prove your existance there before us? You should be greatful we didnt kick you all out after WW2 when you sided with nazi Germany and lost the war together with them. If we didn't show you mercy you would all be in Albania by now.
(Hank the Tank, 7 August 2018 10:20)
Where did you get your history lessons from? How can serbs have invaded Kosovo in 1912 when we have churches and monasteries there from the 13th centrury? What do you have to prove your existance there before us? You should be greatful we didnt kick you all out after WW2 when you sided with nazi Germany and lost the war together with them. If we didn't show you mercy you would all be in Albania by now.
(Hank the Tank, 7 August 2018 10:20)
Once, during the Ottoman empire time, Belgrade had 217 mosques, so, there were no Serbs there! Wrong.
Using your twisted logics, Belgrade should belong to the Turks even today.
One cannot claim a stretch of land with temples. North America's native Indians lived nomadic life before white settlers turned up and they never built temples, nor castles, nor cities, so, using your analogy, they never existed.
Anyway, you Serbs keep proving Dobrica Ćosić right with every lie you come up with, and so far, creativity never dropped. I guess this is the main ingredient of the Serbs - at least those actively polluting this forum.
Good old Dobrica Ćosić, bless him.
(Tom L'Orizi, 7 August 2018 15:45)
Partition is not, nor has it ever been, an optimal solution to Kosovo. All this talk about Kosovo's historical, cultural, and religious symbolism will put what matters to Serb heritage south of the Ibar while Dacic picks up a few crumbs with some alleged regaining of the north. Why opt for partition when the Brussels Agreement basically extends Belgrade's influence to nearly every Serb-inhabited town and municipality while not even stipulating a recognition is required?
(Balkan Anthropologist, 6 August 2018 16:46)
- Romans have left amphitheaters, roads, aqueducts all over Europe, Middle East, Africa, but no one on their right mind today suggests that those lands belong to Italy.
- The medieval Serbian kingdoms, which ruled Kosova along with much of Balkans for roughly a 100-150 years, have no genealogical relations with the Kingdom of Karadjordge that emerged in the 20th century. Two separate entities, totally unrelated to each other. So yes, when he Kingdom of Serbia invaded Kosova in 1912, it had absolutely no inherited right to it. And yes, it was an invasion since the majority of the population was against it. You won Kosova by war and lost it by war. Accept it!
- The medieval Serb empire, by comparison to other empires, had the shortest lifespan in Kosova. Rome, Ottoman, Byzantine and even the Bulgarian empire have ruled Kosova throughout history for much longer than Serbs, therefore historically Serbia has much less claim that say Italy, Turkey, Greece or Bulgaria.
- I'm going to borrow your friend's sj theory here and claim that those buildings aren't even built by Serbs since the architecture is Byzantine.
- "You should be greatful we didnt kick you all out after WW2"
Boro and Ramiz - does it ring a bell? You seem to forget the Ramiz part. And yes, you did attempt to kick us out after WW2 and did not succeed. We've survived your genocidal designs for 100 years, and that's why we're here and you're there.
(Albanopolis, 7 August 2018 22:27)
gotta love how these diasporan chodes focus on Albanopolis writing 1912 instead of what his post said, which was absolutely correct. Kosovo doesn't have a problem it needs little Slobo to fix.
(TeslaWasCroatian, 7 August 2018 19:34)