Vucic: We'll wait for Pristina to abolish tariffs and will not thank them for it

NEWS 07.03.202015:17
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday Serbia will wait for Pristina to abolish the tariffs on Serbian goods, adding that Serbia will not thank them for that. He also announced he would have a meeting in Berlin in the next seven to eight days and that talks on Kosovo would not be easy.

„We will not thank them when they abolish the tariffs but will tell them how much unlawful damage they have done to us, what they’ve done against our country and our people, and we’ll continue to work to try to make this damage incomparably less in the future,“ Vucic told the reporters in the village of Mala Remeta near Fruska Gora.

He stated that it did not even cross his mind to thank „the ones who ruined our economy.“

Vucic quoted Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti as saying that „a signature under something obtained by threats and coercion cannot be valid and legitimacy,“ stating that it is „the only thing that he agrees with him.“

Vucic stated that he was „very pleased“ by this sentence, adding that he would quote it „wherever he went“ and would „ask“ everyone to appreciate Kurti’s arguments, because, „anything that was obtained through force and aggression in Kosovo cannot be legitimate.“

the Serbian President said the US’ position was very rational and principled when it comes to abolishing Pristina’s tariffs.

Talking about indications that the US could somehow sanction further arms imports from Russia, Vucic said that Serbia has the „need to protect its borders and territories,“ that co-operation with official Washington is currently good and open and that he does not expect any punitive measures.