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Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina will not introduce counter-measures against Pristina

Belgrade, 27 November 2018

First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and Foreign Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina Igor Crnadak today condemned the authorities in Pristina for imposing customs duties on goods from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

At a joint press conference, Dacic said that he and Minister Crnadak discussed the most current issues and problems in the region, primarily about the unreasonable decisions of the Pristina authorities.

He said that it is pointless to talk about regional cooperation, while those decisions are in effect.

This cannot even be defined as an economic nor as a political measure, this is a clear message of a hostile attitude towards Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the First Deputy Prime Minister assessed.

According to Dacic, it is a flagrant violation of the CEFTA agreement and the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) by Kosovo.

Their SAA says they have an obligation to adhere to the CEFTA agreement, Dacic said, strongly condemning statements by Albanian officials where “the politics of the Great Albania is evident”.

It is clear that Pristina does not fulfill the Brussels Agreement, and that there is no clear intention of "Kosovo" to agree with Serbia, he stressed, with the view that it is pointless to talk further about regional cooperation, since it also implies a common economic space.

Crnadak also estimated that charges are an unfriendly message, adding that Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina agree that these measures are unacceptable, but that they will not go with the countermeasures and seek further deterioration of the atmosphere.

Dacic and Crnadak welcomed statements from Brussels and the United States on the decision of Pristina, but they pointed out that these statements have no effect at this time.