Dacic: UN SC members noted Pristina's obligation to form Community

NEW YORK - In a statement after Thursday's UN Security Council session on the work of UNMIK in Kosovo-Metohija, Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said the fact the body's members had noted Pristina's obligation to form a Community of Serb Municipalities was the most important thing for Serbia.

"As you know, under pressure from Western countries, the number of sessions has been reduced and they are now held twice a year. I think everyone has a desire that there be as few such sessions as possible and that, eventually, there be no UNMIK either. The most important thing here for us is that the opinions of UN SC member states are heard. The members noted Pristina's obligation to form a Community of Serb Municipalities because representatives of Pristina institutions are acting as if they have fulfilled all obligations, and they are now lecturing others," Dacic told Tanjug.

The fact that "representatives of the US, the UK and, especially, France, kept noting the significance of forming a Community of Serb Municipalities" is important, Dacic said, adding that, needless to say, Russia and China were Serbia's traditional allies.

Everyone kept referring to UN SC Resolution 1244, Dacic said, adding that it could be said the atmosphere at the session had been fair when it comes to the approach of leading powers.

"However, if, on the other hand, you have a leadership that does not care about dialogue or peace...," he said in a reference to Pristina, adding:

"They demonstrate that everywhere, in all spheres. They also demonstrated that in New York today. It went so far that several statements by (Pristina representative) Donika Gervalla, including that 'Kosovo is the most democratic country in the region', will go down in the history of hypocrisy," Dacic said.

Commenting on Pristina's allegations of "genocide," he said:

"What kind of genocide is that when a large number of Serbs have been expelled and 14th century churches are being burned down?"

"We are witnessing great pressure on our people, and we have also witnessed the fact 13 Serbs turned out to vote in (Pristina's) recent local elections," Dacic noted.

He said he had made it clear at the session that Serbia would never vote for the so-called Kosovo's admission to international institutions.

Pristina is a "lie machine," he added.

"Whatever the topic is, they are always saying the same things - genocide, Vucic, Dacic, Milosevic, that we are 'little Russia' and that I am 'little Slobo' and personally responsible for genocide..." Dacic said.