Brnabic: Everything can stop except Serbia, situation in Novi Pazar under control

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Friday the situation in Novi Pazar, southwestern Serbia, was calm and under control thanks to calls for peace and stability by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and noted that, after months of blockader terror, Serbia must turn to victories and that "everything can stop except Serbia."

Speaking to Prva TV, Brnabic said peace had been preserved as the authorities - above all, the Interior Ministry - had reacted calmly and that Vucic's prudent and composed policy had triumphed.

"We have succeeded in preserving peace, even though someone has made a premeditated attempt of sparking inter-ethnic conflicts and tensions in Novi Pazar. For a full day, media owned by tycoons were 'pumping' inter-ethnic hatred and called for clashes, pushing half-information in a way that was supposed to get the people to rebel in Novi Pazar and in entire Serbia. The situation is calm now, but I do not believe plans to keep fostering hatred and tensions have come to an end," Brnabic added.

Commenting on protests and blockades in Serbia, Brnabic said a "time of terror in the past nine months" had been difficult and that Serbia must turn to victories and projects.

"Everything can stop - the only thing that must not stop is Serbia," she said.