Dacic: Continuation of SNS-SPS cooperation agreed with Vucic

BELGRADE - Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday he had had a discussion with President of Serbia and Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Aleksandar Vucic earlier in the day and that a continuation of the cooperation between the two parties had been agreed.

In a statement to Tanjug, Dacic said the discussion had lasted an hour and a half.

"We spoke openly about all issues important for our cooperation and about the challenges that await us and about plans for the year that is ahead of us. Of course, we also discussed issues that have been raised about our mutual relationship and cooperation," Dacic said.

He said the SPS and the SNS were proud of everything they had done together during the 11 years of the coalition, which he noted had achieved significant and historic results for Serbia.

"The SPS has been and is a firm foundation of state and national unity and, accordingly, our agreement is that we will continue our cooperation in pursuing the most important state and national objectives," he said.

That means the SNS and the SPS will work together on defending our national and state interests, on economic development and on ensuring the best possible position for Serbia amid very difficult geopolitical circumstances, including on continuing the difficult fight to protect Serbia's territorial integrity and on talks on Kosovo-Metohija, Dacic said.

Dacic said that, in view of the gravity of the present situation for Serbia - rather than for Vucic as an individual - he personally and the SPS firmly stood behind Vucic's policy and decision on Kosovo-Metohija.