Vucic tells Tusk Pristina has to revoke tariffs before talks continue

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the Western Balkans, the measures imposed by Pristina and Serbia’s European integration, the president’s cabinet said in a press release, adding that Prime Minister Ana Brnabic was present at the meeting.

“The only way for the talks to continue is for Pristina to revoke its unlawful and highly unreasonable decisions,” Vucic is quoted as saying.

“The president stressed that Pristina’s decision to drastically increase tariffs by 100 percent counter to CEFTA, the attempt to grab the power system and the adopting of laws to transform the so-called Kosovo Security Forces into a so-called Army of Kosovo counter to UN Security Council resolution 1244, the Brussels agreement, the views of the Serb community in Kosovo and so-called Kosovo’s own legal regulations prevent further talks,” the press release said.  

Vucic is quoted as saying that Serbia “firmly supports the dialogue on normalizing relations with Pristina and believes that talks are the only way to resolve open questions and preserve regional stability”.

According to the press release, Tusk welcomed Serbia’s reasonable steps in relations with Pristina.