BELGRADE -- Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, met this afternoon with the EU Special Representative for the Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Miroslav Lajcák.
Vucic: We are dealing with painful issues, compromise is not easy for Serbia VIDEO
BELGRADE -- Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, met this afternoon with the EU Special Representative for the Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Miroslav Lajcák.
Source: Tanjug
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They met around 6 p.m.
For a start, Vucic thanked Miroslav Lajčák for his visit.
"Lajcak can guarantee objectivity and impartiality in the process. Topics are painful for us, but compromise solutions can never be easy for Serbia," Vucic said.
He adds that the dialogue is expected to continue in July.
He further stated that the meeting with Putin is scheduled for tomorrow, but he hopes that there will be time for a meeting with representatives from Brussels until the meeting in Washington.
"Certainly, we will not have easy days, there will be no easy issues for Serbia, but I hope that we will manage to protect our vital and national interests," the president explained
According to Lajcak, he said that the dialogue does not make sense if only one side participates.
"We are open for talks, but that is the thing we ask from the other side, and not to hand us a list of requests that are impossible to fulfill before each conversation," Vucic said, adding that the most important thing is to talk about fulfilling the Brussels agreement.
"Once again, I want to thank the EU for its solidarity during the coronavirus epidemic and to thank Lajcak, he is always welcome to Serbia," he added.
"Serbia's path to the EU is closely linked to this dialogue," Lajcak said.
He said that the meeting was good, and that specific methodologies and dates were discussed.
He stated that they are proposing a comprehensive agreement that will resolve all unresolved issues.
“I’m here to help the sides to reach an agreement, not to push anyone into any deal,” Lajcak said.
"That includes economic and regional issues," Lajcak explained.
"When the dialogue comes to an end, there should remain no open issues", he added.
Vucic says that he likes when the cards are openly put on the table, and that this was one of the more concrete conversations.
Vucic and Lajcák first talked "tete-a-tete", and then a meeting involving other participants followed.
This was followed by statements to the media.
Lajcak arrived in Belgrade at around 5 pm and headed straight from the airport to the Villa "Mir" for a conversation with the President of Serbia.
About the elections
When asked how he comments on the statements that the elections are illegitimate due to the turnout of about 50 percent, Vucic answered:
"I would be tired of telling untruths to the public. Even in 2012, in the clash between Nikolic and Tadic, the turnout was lower."
He says that he would like to see to what extent other parties were represented in the media, as well as with what ratings they entered and left the election race.
President Vucic used the term: compromise. There is no compromise. Kosovo's independence isn't the issue. Recognition for peace is.
(Concerned Albanian, 24 June 2020 04:13)
"We are in a dire situation", is all Vucic has been saying for such a long time now.
Just say it straight to us. Stop with the horror show all the time and tell us that you are going to submit one day.
This is just preparing Serbia to accept what he already knows he promised his masters for keeping him in power.
I can only hope that Russia steps in to help the resistance.
(Peggy, 24 June 2020 01:55)
Perhaps Mr Putin can read you a riots act in a few hours time?
And let's hope he manages to make straight river Drina in due course.
Any mistakes can be put right.
Or you may consider calling Mr Grenell reporting sick from covid 19.
(Ljiljana, 23 June 2020 15:01)
So many organizisirs of Belgrade-Pristina talks are sprouting out, that increasingly are becoming SICK.
On the same subject are involved Brusells, Berlin, France and usa.
Áll designed to tire out, force both sides in doing unthinkable.
When actually there is nothing to talk about.
UN res. 1244 exist that covers all issues.
And it is clear.
KiM is a part of rep. Serbia.
Siptari as usual brainless run before they could walk and 12 yrs. Down the line are finding out they are stuck.
If you Siptari think you live in independant country why call Serbia around the table?
UN building in New York is where talks ought to be.
EU countries did bombed rep. Serbia & KiM and Montenegro so they are unfit to hold any talks. EU countries sided with kodivo* criminals then and now. And same goes to usa.
Presidents party won this election and he should use his power to divert talks to the UN building.
(Ljiljana, 23 June 2020 06:42)
Perhaps Mr Putin can read you a riots act in a few hours time?
And let's hope he manages to make straight river Drina in due course.
Any mistakes can be put right.
Or you may consider calling Mr Grenell reporting sick from covid 19.
(Ljiljana, 23 June 2020 15:01)
So many organizisirs of Belgrade-Pristina talks are sprouting out, that increasingly are becoming SICK.
On the same subject are involved Brusells, Berlin, France and usa.
Áll designed to tire out, force both sides in doing unthinkable.
When actually there is nothing to talk about.
UN res. 1244 exist that covers all issues.
And it is clear.
KiM is a part of rep. Serbia.
Siptari as usual brainless run before they could walk and 12 yrs. Down the line are finding out they are stuck.
If you Siptari think you live in independant country why call Serbia around the table?
UN building in New York is where talks ought to be.
EU countries did bombed rep. Serbia & KiM and Montenegro so they are unfit to hold any talks. EU countries sided with kodivo* criminals then and now. And same goes to usa.
Presidents party won this election and he should use his power to divert talks to the UN building.
(Ljiljana, 23 June 2020 06:42)
"We are in a dire situation", is all Vucic has been saying for such a long time now.
Just say it straight to us. Stop with the horror show all the time and tell us that you are going to submit one day.
This is just preparing Serbia to accept what he already knows he promised his masters for keeping him in power.
I can only hope that Russia steps in to help the resistance.
(Peggy, 24 June 2020 01:55)
President Vucic used the term: compromise. There is no compromise. Kosovo's independence isn't the issue. Recognition for peace is.
(Concerned Albanian, 24 June 2020 04:13)
President Vucic used the term: compromise. There is no compromise. Kosovo's independence isn't the issue. Recognition for peace is.
(Concerned Albanian, 24 June 2020 04:13)
So many organizisirs of Belgrade-Pristina talks are sprouting out, that increasingly are becoming SICK.
On the same subject are involved Brusells, Berlin, France and usa.
Áll designed to tire out, force both sides in doing unthinkable.
When actually there is nothing to talk about.
UN res. 1244 exist that covers all issues.
And it is clear.
KiM is a part of rep. Serbia.
Siptari as usual brainless run before they could walk and 12 yrs. Down the line are finding out they are stuck.
If you Siptari think you live in independant country why call Serbia around the table?
UN building in New York is where talks ought to be.
EU countries did bombed rep. Serbia & KiM and Montenegro so they are unfit to hold any talks. EU countries sided with kodivo* criminals then and now. And same goes to usa.
Presidents party won this election and he should use his power to divert talks to the UN building.
(Ljiljana, 23 June 2020 06:42)
Perhaps Mr Putin can read you a riots act in a few hours time?
And let's hope he manages to make straight river Drina in due course.
Any mistakes can be put right.
Or you may consider calling Mr Grenell reporting sick from covid 19.
(Ljiljana, 23 June 2020 15:01)
"We are in a dire situation", is all Vucic has been saying for such a long time now.
Just say it straight to us. Stop with the horror show all the time and tell us that you are going to submit one day.
This is just preparing Serbia to accept what he already knows he promised his masters for keeping him in power.
I can only hope that Russia steps in to help the resistance.
(Peggy, 24 June 2020 01:55)
