Balkans | Serbian President Vucic: We saved Serbia from war

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that they had saved Serbia from war and that they would take the necessary steps to keep the peace.

Vucic conducted assessments about 2022 for members of the press in Belgrade, the country’s capital.

Noting that it maintains financial and economic stability and growth, Vucic stated that his country is in a better position “compared to Europe” in terms of financial stability.

“We saved Serbia from the war and brought it to its knees,” Vucic said. He said.

Referring to the relations between Serbia and Kosovo, Vucic noted that his country will take all necessary steps to maintain peace.

Vucic stressed that “difficulties” await them when it comes to northern Kosovo, and said that his country respects all agreements, including the Brussels Agreement, but Kosovo does not respect any agreement.

Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia

Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia escalate after the arrest of former Serbian policeman Dejan Pantec.

In response to Pantik’s arrest, Kosovo Serbs blocked the roads with barricades they set up in northern Kosovo on December 10-29, 2022.

The Serbian President Vucic had called for the lifting of the barriers set up in response to the arrest of Pantek in northern Kosovo after the arrest warrant turned into house arrest.

Serbia considers Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence in 2008, to be its territory.

Serbia and Kosovo, which clash periodically, are trying to find a common way to normalize relations, and eventually the two countries get to know each other, within the scope of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue process initiated in 2011 with the mediation of the European Union.

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