Petkovic: Vucic's meeting with Quint representatives most difficult ever

BELGRADE - The director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said a meeting between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and representatives of the Quint states on Wednesday evening had been the most difficult one he had ever attended and that it had been clear to everyone in the room Pristina's PM Albin Kurti was the main culprit for the current situation in Kosovo-Metohija.

Speaking to Tanjug after the meeting at the Presidency of Serbia, Petkovic said Pristina's regulation on payment transactions, which will take effect on Thursday, was another act of violence directly aimed against the survival of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija.

"President Vucic conducted substantial, responsible discussions with Quint ambassadors and will also have numerous discussions about this tomorrow. We are doing everything to stop such behaviour by Kurti. We will be making our decisions patiently and wisely, with the long-term objective in mind," Petkovic said.

He said Vucic would make a public address in the coming days about Pristina's decision to stop payment transactions with central Serbia and ban the Serbian dinar in Kosovo-Metohija.

"The Serbs need to know Serbia and President Vucic stand behind them, and we will never give up on our people. We will fight for protection of their rights because the Serbs have a right to live and survive in Kosovo-Metohija and have a future, payment transactions and functionality of our institutions. We will never give up on that," Petkovic noted.