"We are ready to accept the concept and work on the implementation of the proposed agreement, with the fact that I have expressed all concern and reservations on one important issue", said today the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, in the Villa "Mir" after talks with Western delegates led by the special envoy Miroslav Lajčak of the European Union for Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.
According to Vučić, he cannot talk about their proposal in more detail, it will be the German-French one, because it is not public. But he can and wants to tell us that as the president of Serbia today, he was unequivocally faced with the problems and challenges that would be put before our country if we did not agree with the proposed plan.
To guess from the president's ominous words, that Serbia with him at the head will be exposed to some, he cannot tell us what, measures unless he accepts some kind of recognition of Kosovo or at least agrees that Kosovo gets a seat in the United Nations.
He told the journalists after the long-announced meeting with this unique international delegation (Lajcak, the American envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar, the special envoys of France and Germany Emmanuel Bonnet and Jens Plotner and the advisor of the Italian Prime Minister Francesco Talo) the same thing he announced before the meeting, that that was the most difficult conversation, i.e. open and serious discussion that he had.
To finally form the ZSO
Vučić agreed with the Western Five that a frozen conflict is not a solution, because when you have a frozen conflict, the only question is when someone will unfreeze it and some irresponsible individuals, it will be that he was thinking of Aljbin Kurti and others like him, to collapse the peace and stability of the entire Western Balkans .
The President of Serbia asked the "four plus Miroslav Lajčak" to help Belgrade overcome the turbulence it is facing in Kosovo and to form the Community of Serbian Municipalities which was "not only promised, but also signed 10 years ago".
That is the most urgent, says Vučić, because afterwards the Serbs could return to the Kosovo institutions and everyone could return to some kind of normality.
In the coming days, the president wants to consult with the Government of Serbia, the Parliament and important social groups, he did not specify which important social groups they are, about the readiness, or unwillingness, to accept the European concept and work on the implementation of the proposed agreement.
Hard days are coming.
"There are not easy days ahead of us, many difficult decisions await us, and people should know that there are neither nice nor sweet talks, and the only thing I can say is that I really did my best to guard and protect Serbia," said Vučić.
The western five is during the morning in Pristina spoke with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albina Kurti, after which Lajcak said in a short address to the media that they "expected more understanding of the possibilities offered by the European proposal" for the solution of the Kosovo issue.
Vučić demonstrated the will to make difficult decisions
And in Belgrade, Lajcak praised President Vučić for "demonstrating a responsible approach and the will to make difficult decisions in the interest of peace and the European perspective for Serbia", and that the plan that everyone is talking about, but those who know will not say what it envisages, has been presented back in September and that it is the best way to normalize the relations between Belgrade and Pristina and the European integration of the region, broadcast by RTS.
"Our work will continue without delay," Lajcak emphasized, and that for them, the EU and the US, "implementation of the JSO is a key element of stability."
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