Vucic: Pristina violating Washington deal, Belgrade to respond after gov't session

KELEBIJA/TOMPA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday Pristina's EU membership bid was officially a violation of the Washington Agreement and that Belgrade's response would become known after a government session scheduled for this evening.

"Today, they will officially violate the Washington Agreement, and we will respond to all that in the evening after the government session I am invited to," Vucic told reporters before Pristina submitted its EU membership request in Prague.

Vucic added that a "precise answer" would be provided to questions about Serbia's requests regarding UN SC Resolution 1244 and about further derecognitions of the so-called Kosovo.

Asked whether there was any progress on the situation in Kosovo-Metohija, Vucic responded that he had spoken with EU and US officials on Wednesday and that there were "some ideas."

"We will see if we will succeed. The situation is complicated but we will do everything to maintain peace and stability," Vucic said.

Commenting on Pristina's EU membership bid, Vucic noted that what some EU member states were doing was a violation of Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union, under which only states may seek membership in the bloc.