Dacic: Govt. and president want to find solution
Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said Saturday that the Serbian government and president were not just proposing a text of the resolution and platform on Kosovo but also wanted a solution to the Kosovo issue to be found.
(kosovocompromisestuff) Saturday, January 12, 2013
The Saturday meeting should analyze the situation in KiM objectively, said Dacic, stressing that Serbia has been discussing various resolutions and declarations for years, while ever since 1990, a process has been ongoing of strengthening independence and increasing pressure on the Serbs in Kosovo, and there have been no returns of Serbs to their homes and no solving of the problem of the missing.
"The sovereignty of Serbia in Kosovo-Metohija is almost a dead letter now. Today, we are seeking support for a policy that should break the lullaby that says it is enough to hide behind resolutions and see the Kosovo problem solved," Dacic said at the meeting discussing the draft resolution on Kosovo.
Citizens, he added, expect answers to questions, a responsible approach to the discussion, no arguments between political parties and if possible, no competition in accusations about who is to blame for the current situation.
Dacic recalled 2012 as the year marking 100 years since the liberation of Kosovo from the Turks, pointing out that we had a difficult situation there now as the territorial integrity and sovereignty and national and state interests of Serbia were in jeopardy.
"Kosovo is governed by commanders of units with whom we were at war (during the 1998-1999 Kosovo conflict), and today we are engaged in talks with them. Unfortunately, this is a reality," stressed the prime minister, adding that the key question is what can be done to change the reality on the ground.
Kosovo is not a simple topic, Dacic said, quoting writer Jovan Skerlic's line about how "every stone in Kosovo is a memory of a painful old wound."
"Regardless of whether Kosovo is part of Serbia or not - as even at the time of the Turkish occupation, the attitude of the Serbian people towards Kosovo did not change - it is a supreme thought, regardless of who has sovereignty there today. Kosovo is an archetype of Serbia's, a topic about the Serbian origins, migrations and divisions," said Dacic.
"The situation in Kosovo is very difficult and the purpose of the meeting is not to discuss these few pages containing the text of the resolution but rather to see if we are able to view the current situation, the foreign affairs position of Serbia and opportunities to find a proper solution objectively," Dacic said.
Whether we will be able pursue a feasible, realistic policy or just adopt yet another resolution depends on the approach we take, said Dacic.
"The sovereignty of Serbia in Kosovo-Metohija is almost a dead letter now. Today, we are seeking support for a policy that should break the lullaby that says it is enough to hide behind resolutions and see the Kosovo problem solved," Dacic said at the meeting discussing the draft resolution on Kosovo.
Citizens, he added, expect answers to questions, a responsible approach to the discussion, no arguments between political parties and if possible, no competition in accusations about who is to blame for the current situation.
Dacic recalled 2012 as the year marking 100 years since the liberation of Kosovo from the Turks, pointing out that we had a difficult situation there now as the territorial integrity and sovereignty and national and state interests of Serbia were in jeopardy.
"Kosovo is governed by commanders of units with whom we were at war (during the 1998-1999 Kosovo conflict), and today we are engaged in talks with them. Unfortunately, this is a reality," stressed the prime minister, adding that the key question is what can be done to change the reality on the ground.
Kosovo is not a simple topic, Dacic said, quoting writer Jovan Skerlic's line about how "every stone in Kosovo is a memory of a painful old wound."
"Regardless of whether Kosovo is part of Serbia or not - as even at the time of the Turkish occupation, the attitude of the Serbian people towards Kosovo did not change - it is a supreme thought, regardless of who has sovereignty there today. Kosovo is an archetype of Serbia's, a topic about the Serbian origins, migrations and divisions," said Dacic.
"The situation in Kosovo is very difficult and the purpose of the meeting is not to discuss these few pages containing the text of the resolution but rather to see if we are able to view the current situation, the foreign affairs position of Serbia and opportunities to find a proper solution objectively," Dacic said.
Whether we will be able pursue a feasible, realistic policy or just adopt yet another resolution depends on the approach we take, said Dacic.
