Vucic: Of course I will not participate in celebration of Montenegro's secession from Serbia

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President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic said today that he received an invitation to participate in what he said would be a "glamorous celebration" on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the secession of Montenegro from Serbia, butstressed that he will not accept the invitation because he loves his country.

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"I received an invitation to participate in the glamorous celebration of secession from my Serbia. Of course, I will not participate in that. I love Serbia more than anything in the world and to celebrate something like that would be disgraceful, a spit in the face of myself and my people. And let them celebrate whatever they want," Vucic said, responding to a journalist asking about the 20 years of Montenegro's independence, and the position of the Serb people in Montenegro.

Vucic noted it is Montenegro's right to organize celebrations, bring in global stars and the rest of it.

"I just want the citizens of Serbia to know one thing - that they celebrate secession from us, from Serbia, so glamorously and with such joy. I have nothing more to add on that issue. I would have a lot to say about the incompetence of our leadership from that period, but they made that choice. I see that they (Montenegro) are very happy to have left the Serbs and Serbia. I wish them success and luck," added Vucic.

When it comes to the position of Serbs in Montenegro, the president said that it is very strange that the Serbs do not have the right to use Serbian as an official language, despite the fact it is the dominant language in Montenegro, as well as that Europe is not reacting to that, yet insists on every other thing.

"I'm sure that the majority of Serbs (in Montenegro) want the closest relations with Serbia, and you could have heard the other ones just yesterday justifying NATO's aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SRJ, Serbia and Montenegro), all in a twisted, mumbled manner. Let them continue with their endevour, I wish them all the luck in the world," said Vucic.

He stressed that Serbia needs to move forward, to have the highest growth rate, to achieve great feats and great results in terms of the economy.

"And I am sure that not only Serbs, but also other citizens of Montenegro will always feel they are in a brotherly country when they are in Serbia," said President Vucic.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)