Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Marko Djuric said early on Wednesday that, after more than 18 hours of talks with representatives of Pristina, agreements had been reached on ID cards, the crossing of trucks, visits by Serbian officials to Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) and elections.
Underlining the importance of the deals in the “four fundamental fields” for Serbs in KiM, Djuric told Tanjug that IDs issued by the Serbian authorities could be used in Kosovo-Metohija freely as had been the case so far, adding that the talks on ID cards would continue.
As for the transport of dangerous goods, the truck blockade will end on April 25, he said.
When it comes to the April 24 elections, they will be held as in 2014, with OSCE observers, Djuric said, adding there would be 90 polling stations in KiM.
Serbian officials will not be banned from entering KiM, Djuric said, adding he would visit the province on Thursday.
The director of the Office for Kosovo-Metohija described the negotiations as “lengthy and very difficult”, noting that the deals were a result of the diplomatic efforts invested over several weeks, in which Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic had also taken part.
“I think we have achieved a good result for our country and our people in KiM,” Djuric concluded.
Drecun: PM’s team scores diplomatic victory in Brussels
Chairman of the Serbian Parliamentary Committee on Kosovo-Metohija Milovan Drecun said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic’s team, led by Marko Djuric, had won a major diplomatic victory in Brussels.
“According to the information I have, Pristina’s delegation acted inadequately and made several, even open threats, to the Serbian delegation with the intention to make them give up on certain solutions, which would have been to the detriment of our interests,” Drecun told the national broadcaster RTS.
Asked whether the agreements will be implemented on the ground, he believes they will, as Serbia’s position is clear, and Pristina is under big pressure from Brussels and Washington for setting up artificial obstacles.
“Pristina started receiving strong criticism from Brussels and Washington. This is possibly the best guarantee that all the deals will be put in place,” Drecun said.
Source: Tanjug
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