Photo: Instagram / buducnostsrbijeavThe first day of the European Political Community Summit in the Spanish city of Granada has ended, where officials from 47 European countries will discuss energy, migration, the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, but also the events of September 24 in Kosovo in the village of Banjska
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić told reporters on Thursday after the first day of the European Political Community Summit in Granada that the latest events in Kosovo will be discussed at the European Council session on Friday.
He said that Serbia never intended to attack anyone in the region, that it is committed to peace and prosperity in the entire Western Balkans, and that a compromise solution is needed for Kosovo and Metohija.
The summit was opened by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, who said that the European Political Community is a platform that "can play an important role in resolving conflicts, such as the conflict in Transcaucasia or between Serbia and Kosovo." He points out that these conflicts "are not only a problem for those directly involved in the conflict, but for the region and the whole of Europe."
Concern about the situation in Kosovo was first shown by the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, who assessed that the fact that Serbia declared a day of mourning for the death of members of a paramilitary group that killed a Kosovo policeman "was enough for the European Union to say that it is not European, that it is not acceptable and that it should be punished".
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He says that criminal activities in the north of Kosovo have been increasing for years because there is "a lot of nationalism" there and that, therefore, "measures should be taken before it is too late".
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Two days earlier, a British newspaper The Guardian he wrote, referring to unnamed sources, that there are "efforts" that President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani will meet at this Summit, despite the political enmity between the two countries.
However, this did not come to this, because as the President of Serbia says, he did not talk to the representatives of Pristina, "nor do they want to talk", and adds that he tried to "explain Serbia's position", that he "always did" and "always will work".
Osmani, on the other hand, stated before the Summit that "there is no reason to meet with Vučić until sanctions are imposed on him."
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He adds that he hopes that European countries will understand that "supporting the aggressor" in the event of a conflict in the north of Kosovo does not contribute to peace and stability, and that accordingly they will introduce measures against Serbia due to "horrific acts" directed not only against Kosovo, but and against peace and stability in the whole of Europe.
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While at the Summit, the President of Serbia met with numerous European officials, including the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, with whom, he says, he had a "short" and "open" conversation "on all important issues."
Previously, he met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Rishi Sunak, with whom he discussed the situation in Kosovo, the Western Balkans region and current geopolitical circumstances, Vučić's post on Instagram says.
Then followed a meeting with the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, whom he thanked for understanding Serbia's position on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija and "consistent support for our territorial integrity".
Vučić also published a photo with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, and the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovačevski, and wrote that the conversation was "short, thorough and on important topics for today's Europe."
During the "cordial meeting", as he wrote, with the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgio Meloni, they talked about the most important topics for the further strengthening of relations between Serbia and Italy and the current situation in the Western Balkans.
Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir Vučić informed about the "complex" situation in Kosovo and invited her to visit Serbia.
He assessed the conversation with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, as "excellent" and said that he informed him about the facts regarding the situation in Kosovo, especially about the security conditions in which the Serbs live there.
The summit ended with a cultural and artistic program in the Alhambra Palace, and President Vučić thanked King Philip VI and Queen Letizia of Spain for their hospitality.
He will have more information, he says, when he talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Josep Borrella.
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