Vucic: We will extend our hand to Magyar and Hungarian government, but we will not tolerate humiliation

Photo: Tanjug/Jadranka Ilic

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic said last night that Serbia will extend its hand to the future prime minister of Hungary, Peter Magyar and to the Hungarian government, but that he will not tolerate "any humiliation or anything of the kind from anyone".

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Vucic appeared on RTS and was asked to comment on Magyar saying that he will insist that the investigation into the explosives that were recently found near the northern Serbian town of Kanjiza - close to the border with Hungary and a gas pipeline - must be completed, and that it must be determined what happened there, Vucic said that Serbia will continue, and complete the investigation in a very professional and objective manner.

"We will inform him, as good neighbors, as, we believe, good friends, about what our investigation has uncovered and point out to him that he was wrong when he believed the babble of the tabloids and others who said that somebody set something up," said Vucic.

He added that a lot has been established in the investigation so far, but that "we did not want to talk about it because there were many hooks and baits" around the issue.

"Because someone wanted us to say that an embassy here received a call from a Pristina phone number, so that stories would be told about it and one side would be accused of something. And we deliberately didn't want to let the public know about it," added Vucic.

He also said that Serbia is conducting the investigations in a very professional and objective manner.

"This is not his (Magyar's) country and he has no authority whatsoever to conduct investigations in this country. We do it in a very, very professional and objective manner. I was silent even when they lied that someone had set it up and that it was a false flag and all that, because I did not want to interfere in the (Hungarian) elections," said Vucic.

Commenting on Magyar saying that he "knows who is behind" the relationship between Robert Fico, Viktor Orban, and Vucic, the president of Serbia said that the three of them have a common denominator, and that it is freedom.

"Our common denominator is freedom. Freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of action. It is the love for our countries, more than anyone and anything else on the globe. Well, that is what our common denominator is," Vucic said.

He added that it is known who his friend is, and that he is not turning his back on his friend in good or bad times.

As for Magyar saying that he hopes that the good relations between the two countries will continue, Vucic said that he believes they will talk in the future and will know how to say what they think to each other's faces.

Vucic added that he met Magyar when his wife brought him to one of the meetings he had with Viktor Orban.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)