Djuric on White House meeting: Pristina is trying to obstruct talks, they are doing it for 2 reasons

Photo: Tanjug/Dragan Kujundzic

Pristina is trying to obstruct the talks between Belgrade and Pristina, scheduled for September 2 at the White House, by saying that these are negotiations about Kosovo's independence, says the director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric.

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He expects these to be talks about economic issues.

"Pristina is doing that for two reasons - in order to pacify the domestic public and to confuse those states who are ready to change their position and withdraw their recognition of Kosovo's independence," Djuric told TV Happy.

Pristina, as he says, is running away from real talks, because they hope that this is 1999, that someone will on their behalf "slam some solution on the table" and use a magic wand to force Serbia to agree to it.

"That's not happening, neither is Serbia today what it was in 1999, nor are the Albanians the ones from 1999, nor has the world remained the same," said Djuric.

He is convinced of Serbia's success in the coming years because, as he said, "our people have in their genes the ability to survive in very complex conditions" - such as today's geopolitical conditions in the world.

"President Aleksandar Vucic and the state delegation are trying to use all types of conversations with Pristina to strengthen the state position of Serbia, both in the West and with our traditional partners who have not recognized Kosovo," stated Djuric.

He pointed out that it is important that the talks will be taking place at the White House, because the United States has a great deal of influence over the Albanians, and it is not realistic to expect the problem to be solved without the involvement of great powers.

"Serbia's position is very difficult, but President Vucic managed to, with serious work, have Pristina delegitimized, for 18 countries to withdraw their recognition, and for great powers to open up to the idea of ​​reaching a compromise solution," he stressed.

That Vucic would hand over Kosovo, he continued, has been talked about for eight years by those during whose time in power, Djuric said, "Kosovo went," Montenegro declared independence, EULEX was brought in instead of UNMIK, and borders were set at Jarinje and Brnjak.

(Telegraf.rs)