Dacic: Pristina has to give something too
Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic has said on Tuesday that Serbia could discuss a seat for Kosovo in the United Nations, but in that case Pristina has to give something too.
(kosovocompromisestuff) Tuesday, January 15, 2013
"We can agree on everything. We do not shrink from that, that is not a problem. We want a comprehensive agreement, but for it to be reached, something has to be given," the prime minister said in a statement to reporters at the Palace of Serbia.
"What do they think, that we should give all?," Dacic asked.
The prime minister said that Serbia is for a comprehensive solution, but if that is not wanted, then we cannot discuss Kosovo's UN seat.
The prime minister said that Serbia is ready for a compromise, but then both sides have to be ready to make concessions.
"They are imposing pressure on us through the EU, and we are not letting them join the UN. Should we carry on like this for years?," the prime minister wondered.
Dacic said this is the very thing he keeps accentuating at every meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Hasim Taci that is held in Brussels under the auspices of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton.
Ivica Dacic said Tuesday that he has already forwarded the Serbian Resolution on Kosovo to EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, who is mediating the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, adding that Kosovo's Prime Minister Hasim Taci could not decide what the meeting would be about.
Dacic told reporters at the Palace of Serbia that Taci's statement that he would not allow the Resolution to make its way to the negotiating table was meant for domestic consumption.
He noted Ashton herself had said that talks would begin on the parallelism of institutions and special status for Serbs, so the Resolution and Platform, which are Serbia's suggestion for how to move forward, would have to be discussed.
"These issues cannot be avoided," said the Serbian prime minister.
Dacic said the topics for the next round of dialogue, set for January 17, would be the operation of administrative crossings and an analysis of the implementation of other agreements, but that Ashton herself has said that talks would also begin on the parallelism of institutions and special status for Serbs.
"When I say special status for Serbs, I mean that everyone understands that we must find a solution which includes a separate region," Dacic said, adding that this issue had not been opened yet and Ashton's plan was to discuss it by summer.
"If we are talking about this, we have to say what we are actually proposing. The Resolution, Platform and everything we have talked about related to this contain our view on how to move forward," said Dacic.
"What do they think, that we should give all?," Dacic asked.
The prime minister said that Serbia is for a comprehensive solution, but if that is not wanted, then we cannot discuss Kosovo's UN seat.
The prime minister said that Serbia is ready for a compromise, but then both sides have to be ready to make concessions.
"They are imposing pressure on us through the EU, and we are not letting them join the UN. Should we carry on like this for years?," the prime minister wondered.
Dacic said this is the very thing he keeps accentuating at every meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Hasim Taci that is held in Brussels under the auspices of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton.
Ivica Dacic said Tuesday that he has already forwarded the Serbian Resolution on Kosovo to EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, who is mediating the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, adding that Kosovo's Prime Minister Hasim Taci could not decide what the meeting would be about.
Dacic told reporters at the Palace of Serbia that Taci's statement that he would not allow the Resolution to make its way to the negotiating table was meant for domestic consumption.
He noted Ashton herself had said that talks would begin on the parallelism of institutions and special status for Serbs, so the Resolution and Platform, which are Serbia's suggestion for how to move forward, would have to be discussed.
"These issues cannot be avoided," said the Serbian prime minister.
Dacic said the topics for the next round of dialogue, set for January 17, would be the operation of administrative crossings and an analysis of the implementation of other agreements, but that Ashton herself has said that talks would also begin on the parallelism of institutions and special status for Serbs.
"When I say special status for Serbs, I mean that everyone understands that we must find a solution which includes a separate region," Dacic said, adding that this issue had not been opened yet and Ashton's plan was to discuss it by summer.
"If we are talking about this, we have to say what we are actually proposing. The Resolution, Platform and everything we have talked about related to this contain our view on how to move forward," said Dacic.
