Dacic: Pristina's application for CoE membership unacceptable

BELGRADE - At a meeting with the new head of the Council of Europe (CoE) office in Belgrade Janos Babity, Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic reiterated that Pristina's application for membership in the organisation was unacceptable to Serbia.

"Minister Dacic took the opportunity to reiterate to his collocutor our positions on the unacceptableness of the application by the so-called 'Kosovo' for CoE membership, and thanked all member states that have shown understanding for the positions of the Republic of Serbia," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia said in a statement.

Dacic congratulated Babity on taking office and said he was pleased with the support the CoE had been providing to Serbia for over 20 years now.

He noted that Serbia was committed to and persevering in implementing the organisation's values.