Soskic: I am satisfied with status of candidate for member of Serbian Assembly

Dejan Soskic, former governor of the National Bank of Serbia who is now a Student List candidate for a member of the Serbian Assembly, told Montenegro's Vijesti that this electoral list will inform the public in a timely man about their candidate for PM-designate is, while he is "fully satisfied with the status of a candidate for a deputy (Assembly member)".

Soskic said this when asked about the public speculation that he could become the PM-designate.

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The current professor at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade believes that Serbia should develop good-neighborly relations in the region, especially with Montenegro, "with which there is a special level of closeness, familial ties and friendship among citizens."

"I am convinced that all political disagreements can be overcome with good will and a vision of brotherly cooperation and welfare for all our citizens. I expect the same from official Podgorica towards Belgrade as I expect from Belgrade towards Podgorica - cooperation, friendship and support in efforts that lead to regional development and raising the quality of life of our citizens," he said.

Soskic pointed out that "the regime of Aleksandar Vucic worked a lot on divisions and conflicts in Serbia, and behaved similarly in relations with neighboring countries in the region."

"Their departure creates real preconditions for Serbia to become a country that sincerely supports the fundamental values ​​of civilized countries and is a factor of stability and cooperation in the region," Soskic said.

He also announced that the Student List insists on auditing the operations of state-owned enterprises and returning illegally acquired money to the Serbian budget, as well as on examining possible disputed financial flows to Montenegro.

In this context, he assessed that the cooperation between the institutions of the two countries in the investigations of organized crime, money laundering and corruption would be "a normal part of good neighborly relations".

Soskic avoided answering the question about whether there had been any discussions about his role in the future government of Serbia.

(Telegraf.rs/Vijesti)