President boycotts another gathering over Kosovo

Serbian President Boris Tadić will miss the June 2 celebrations in Rome to mark the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy.

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Serbian President Boris Tadic will miss the June 2 celebrations in Rome to mark the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. He told Italy's ANSA news agency that the decision came because Kosovo's president, Atifeta Jahjaga, was invited. President boycotts another gathering over Kosovo Recently, Tadic did not travel to Warsaw for a regional summit as organizers planned to have Kosovo represented there "as a state". The province's ethnic Albanians unilaterally declared independence in February 2008, but Serbia rejected the proclamation. Now Tadic says he "must and wishes to defend Serbia's legitimate interests" with the new boycott. The president added that "clearly, Italy's institutions gave advantage to the presence of Kosovo's representatives at the event". Such moves, he continued, "will not contribute to the development of bilateral relations". Tadic also noted that in the past, he made "continuous efforts" to raise the level of those relations. He also told the news agency that he was disappointed that he would not be able to attend, and that the decision came "considering that the president of the so-called state of Kosovo was invited as well". But Tadic confirmed that the previously scheduled summit of Serbian and Italian governments, set to be held in June in Belgrade, would go ahead. The first such event was held in Rome in 2009, but the one planned in Belgrade was postponed several times. According to the news agency's report, the Serbian president also "unofficially confirmed" that he would meet with Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi in Belgrade on June 21. But he was also quoted as saying that "one can never be certain with Italian partners, due to their internal political problems". Tadic noted that Italian investors were interested in the Serbian energy sector, while they were also "potential partners" of French companies that would build the Belgrade subway system. He also mentioned Corridor 10 in the context of interest expressed by Italian investors. On Tuesday, Tadic and representatives of Benetton are due to sign a contract on the sale to the Italian company of the Nis-based Nitex textile factory. Boris Tadic (Tanjug, file)

President boycotts another gathering over Kosovo

Recently, Tadić did not travel to Warsaw for a regional summit as organizers planned to have Kosovo represented there "as a state".

The province's ethnic Albanians unilaterally declared independence in February 2008, but Serbia rejected the proclamation.

Now Tadić says he "must and wishes to defend Serbia's legitimate interests" with the new boycott.

The president added that "clearly, Italy's institutions gave advantage to the presence of Kosovo's representatives at the event".

Such moves, he continued, "will not contribute to the development of bilateral relations". Tadić also noted that in the past, he made "continuous efforts" to raise the level of those relations.

He also told the news agency that he was disappointed that he would not be able to attend, and that the decision came "considering that the president of the so-called state of Kosovo was invited as well".

But Tadić confirmed that the previously scheduled summit of Serbian and Italian governments, set to be held in June in Belgrade, would go ahead. The first such event was held in Rome in 2009, but the one planned in Belgrade was postponed several times.

According to the news agency's report, the Serbian president also "unofficially confirmed" that he would meet with Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi in Belgrade on June 21. But he was also quoted as saying that "one can never be certain with Italian partners, due to their internal political problems".

Tadić noted that Italian investors were interested in the Serbian energy sector, while they were also "potential partners" of French companies that would build the Belgrade subway system. He also mentioned Corridor 10 in the context of interest expressed by Italian investors.

On Tuesday, Tadić and representatives of Benetton are due to sign a contract on the sale to the Italian company of the Niš-based Nitex textile factory.

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