Dacic: Most difficult part of dialogue lies ahead
Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday that the most difficult part of the dialogue with Pristina lies ahead, as the issue of parallel institutions in Kosovo has to be resolved, which is only possible by reaching an agreement on the functioning of the community of Serb municipalities.
(kosovocompromisestuff) Saturday, February 16, 2013
“Without that agreement, Serbia will not have a moral or political right to abolish any of its institutions in Kosovo, and there are only few of them,“ Dacic told reporters on Oplenac Hill.
According to the prime minister, the establishment of jurisdiction is the process that could lead to a sustainable solution, and that would have to be fully implemented so as to eliminate the paralysis of institutions in Kosovo-Metohija.
“Here, we are not talking about the recognition of independence of Kosovo-Metohija, and that is clearly stated in the Platform and Resolution that the Serbian parliament passed. Our interest is that the territory, which has also been defined as a whole in Resolution 1244, functions in a sustainable way, that is that Serbs can claim their rights there, which is not possible without institutions and their own self-government,” Dacic said.
He added that Serbia is ready for talks and agreements and that Serbia's policy is clear and established by the Platform and Resolution.
“Few days ago, a meeting of the state leadership was held on my initiative, at which a high degree of unity was demonstrated and all that we have been talking about up to this point,” Dacic concluded.
