Without dialogue, there can be no peace in Serbia: Vucevic warns about consequences of divisions in society

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The leader of the ruling SNS party and adviser to the president of Serbia, Milos Vucevic, told Pink TV that the "blockaders" (anti-government protesters) are behaving irresponsibly toward their people because they refuse to talk to representatives of their state, but are instead defaming it.

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"What is unacceptable is that you go to other countries and spit on your own and its citizens, constantly complaining. It's interesting that the same people who want to talk to everyone in Europe and the world, will not talk in their own state, will not have social dialogue that leads to social peace. Logically, the question arises, what would the country be like (if they came to power) since they don't engage in conversation? They sign petitions, demand elections, and then when they receive an invitation from the president of the Republic, they won't talk. But they will talk to Picula, Goci. These people show inconsistency and irresponsibility. What could they offer to the citizens tomorrow," asked Vucevic and added:

"And now we have a below average European politician, I would say that he is not someone who has much political weight in Europe. A man who challenges the president of a sovereign state, and then doesn't show up anywhere. And N1, who all the time provokes debates with them, and when the president says he is coming, then N1 says, you won't be our editor. If it wasn't funny it would be tragic. I repeat, it's worrying when the blockaders create divisions. They should be believed about one thing - when they talk about each other, that's when they should be believed."

Vucevic also said it was "an interesting moment" when Serbian National Assembly President Ana Brnabic scheduled a session to discuss trust in the government, and the opposition said this was "deceptive".

"They initiated the session themselves, and when it got scheduled, they said we were up to something. You're supposed to be thinking about the quorum. Without talks, there is no peace in the country, and we really need that. Dialogue leads us to elections. But it must exist even afterwards. I expect serious people to be running for office. I'm afraid they (opposition) are not accountable. We desperately need dialogue. It's now up to the president to assess the reach of the actors of that dialogue. It's not only a question of the date (of elections), but of Serbia's position," Vucevic said.

(Telegraf.rs)