FM Djuric: Pristina's unilateral moves are making it increasingly isolated in international community

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Marko Djuric says that through intensive diplomatic activities, Serbia managed to win over key European partners on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija and pointed out that unilateral and violent behavior of the Kurti regime has been condemned by the international community and led to its isolation.

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Djuric said that, despite the fact that, in certain international organizations in Europe there is an unfavorable majority regarding the status of Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian diplomacy succeeded in preventing Pristina from joining the Council of Europe.

"Simply, the situation on the European continent is the most unfavorable for Serbia when it comes to the number of countries that recognize Kosovo, but fortunately, some of the big European countries have conditioned Pristina with forming the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO), by applying certain standards to protect the rights of the Serb people in Kosovo and Metohija, and this is the result, among other things, of the efforts of our diplomacy," Djuric told Radio Beograd 1.

Speaking about the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which was held in Moldova in mid-May, the head of Serbian diplomacy pointed out that Pristina once again failed to achieve its goals.

"One very important piece of news for us that arrived from that session is that this year too, that is, at that regular session, Pristina did not succeed in its efforts to join this important international organization, even though more than two-thirds of the member states in that international organization recognize the unilaterally declared independence," the minister stressed.

He added that this is the result of many years of work at all levels, including the talks between President Aleksandar Vucic and the most important European and world leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during which it was always emphasized that the protection of Serb rights and interests must be placed before any affirmation of Pristina's position.

Commenting on the unilateral moves and pressure to which the Serb population in Kosovo and Metohija is exposed, Djuric pointed out to the counter-effect that such moves have at the international level.

"On the one hand, in the previous three and a half years, Pristina caused enormous damage to our people on the ground, caused great damage and a lot of harm, if you will, to the interests of ordinary people. It shut down some of our institutions by force, pushed them out of that territory. Of course, they didn't stop working and Belgrade's investments only increased. The efforts of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija and other state institutions continued, that is important," stated Djuric.

On the other hand, he expressed satisfaction that Pristina's behavior was, after all, met with a certain degree of condemnation from the international community.

According to Djuric, the irrational approach taken by the Pristina authorities supports Belgrade's arguments.

"The more violent Kurti's regime is on the ground, not only towards Serbs, but also towards anyone who thinks differently, the more isolated it is in the international community. This is an irrational approach in interacting with the international community, and it absolutely works for us. The more irrational, radical, less ready for dialogue, conversation and cooperation they are, the better the arguments from our side are heard that we are dealing with a truly chauvinist regime that does not hesitate to do anything to achieve the goal of completely pushing our people out," said Djuric.

The head of Serbian diplomacy added that international and diplomatic points won must bring real benefits to the people living in Kosovo and Metohija.

"Where we must be careful is that our successes are not empty. And that is why it's very important that both the president and the government have been additionally increasing the material investment in our people in Kosovo and Metohija, in our Church, and above all, that the Serbs have a desire to stay and survive", Djuric concluded.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)