Vucic: US has condemned Pristina's provocations for first time

CHISINAU - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told Tanjug on Thursday the US was not changing its course on the Kosovo issue but had genuinely condemned Pristina's provocations against Serbs for the first time.

"Strategically speaking, of course there will be no particular changes in the overall attitude towards Kosovo and the situation in the region. However, it is important that, if anything, they can hear us," Vucic said in Chisinau, where he is attending a European Political Community summit.

Thanking the US for condemning Pristina's provocations, he said he expected EU member states to do the same, but added that he was certain not all of them would.

"But there is nothing we can do about that. I expect (EU and US special envoys) Lajcak and Escobar to come to Belgrade next week - the situation is much more complicated. The problem with what was going on in Kosovo-Metohija three days ago is that we were able to predict it and we did, but we were unable to prevent it," Vucic said, adding that the "stubbornness and irresponsibility of one side" was a serious problem that was "difficult to solve."