First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said today in Washington, after the National Prayer Breakfast, that the United States welcomes the constructive stance of President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic in the dialogue on Kosovo and Metohija.
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US welcomes Serbia's constructive stance in dialogue on Kosovo and Metohija
Belgrade/Washington,
2 February 2023
Dacic said that the main event for him during the visit were the talks with Counselor of the US Department of State Derek Chollet and Special Envoy of the US Department of State for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar.
He assessed that we are in a critical phase of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, in which Belgrade plays a constructive role, unlike Pristina.
The First Deputy Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction with what he heard in Washington, namely that everyone welcomes President Vucic's position, evaluates it as constructive and responsible.
That position contains a clear definition of what we do not accept, i.e. what we think are red lines, which is primarily the entry of "Kosovo" into the UN and other international organisations, but also the position that the Community of Serb Municipalities is not something that should be negotiated, but something that should be done as a priority, he said.
After many years, we have come to a situation where no one marks Belgrade as an obstacle in talks and negotiations, but the criticism is aimed primarily at Albin Kurti, said Dacic, adding that the most important results of this visit are precisely that we see how much the position of the US has changed.
The National Prayer Breakfast is held every first Thursday in February, and the participants of the gathering are traditionally addressed by the US President.
This important event gathers around 3,500 guests, including members of the US Congress, politicians, military leaders and guests from a hundred countries.
This year, the special guest of the meeting was King Abdullah II of Jordan.
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Tanjug
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