Vucic: We will face additional pressure over Kosovo-Metohija

BELGRADE - President of Serbia and Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday Serbia would face additional pressure over the Kosovo-Metohija issue as there would be attempts to blame Belgrade for its unwillingness to sign a de iure or a de facto independence of the so-called Kosovo.

Addressing a SNS Head Committee session, Vucic said Pristina's PM Albin Kurti had once again confirmed earlier in the day he would not form a Community of Serb Municipalities because it was "not in line with the laws of the so-called Kosovo."

"The problem is the hypocrisy of all those who are involved in the process but say nothing about his words. It is not a commitment from a new plan, but a commitment signed up to a long time ago, and it is not about modalities or about how it will look like," Vucic said.

"So now an NGO will write a statute, but we already have everything signed and it is just a matter of implementation," he said.

There will be attempts to blame Serbia because it will not sign a de iure or a de facto independence of the so-called Kosovo, he said.

He noted that forming a Community of Serb Municipalities was an international legal obligation of the so-called Kosovo.

"They lack the strength and the desire to put Kurti under pressure, and they have even given them (Pristina) visa liberalisation," Vucic said.