Macut: Dialogue amongst all necessary, I appeal for maintaining freedom of movement

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut said on Thursday peace, dialogue and understanding amongst all factors in society were necessary, and appealed to citizens to show a sense of responsibility and that freedom of movement be maintained.

"We are fully aware that this long-lasting process is, in fact, an exhausting process that has led the entire country into a situation that is not desirable, for universities and for all our citizens alike," Macut told Tanjug in a comment on blockades in the country.

He appealed to all citizens that order, freedom of movement and all civic freedoms be maintained in Serbia and thanked the Interior Ministry for making great efforts to preserve public order and peace.

"Unfortunately, the situation is that currently we have a part of those blockades taking place in Belgrade and that they may or may not be run by students. In any case, right now, this very much looks like something that is, in fact, not associated with that process but represents a classic case of vandalism, a form of something that is not desirable in developed societies," Macut said.

He expressed the hope a solution and common ground would be found for all issues related to higher education to enable a peaceful start to a new academic year.