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Rehabilitation of Ustashas prevents normalisation of relations

Belgrade, 21 August 2016

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said today that our country does not provoke regional instability and is ready for cooperation with Croatia, but expressed doubt that it will not happen before the end of the election campaign in Croatia.

Author: Fonet

Speaking at a press conference, Dacic said that Serbia only reacts to facts, such as rehabilitation of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and Ustashas in Croatia, and announced a series of international meetings involving both Serbian and Croatian representatives.

We are ready to invest maximum efforts, but this is not about whether we like it or not, but about the interests, he said, expressing the hope that after the elections in Croatia we will be able to talk normally with representatives of that country.

Dacic rejected threats of Croatia that Serbia will not enter the EU and stories about Greater Serbia, posing the question about the concept of a Greater Serbia today when there are 4% of Serbs in Croatia, compared to 14% before Operation Storm.

He added that the protests of Croatian representatives against the Serbian law on universal jurisdiction are pointless because the European Commission thoroughly discussed the subject and rejected all Croatian arguments.

Dacic also said that some of the big powers are making huges pressures on those countries that have not recognised the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo.

He pointed out that Serbia will do all it can to be in constant communication with those countries that have not recognised Kosovo's independence, so that their position remains unchanged.

Dacic added that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the government in Pristina is visiting all these countries in order to change their attitude, and he recently as a private person attended a summit of Caribbean countries.