The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said that the country must and will continue to work with the Government of Montenegro, and that they would also talk to Montenegrin President Milo Đukanović, if he wanted to.
When asked about Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić's visit to Belgrade, Vučić said in a TV appearance that their conversation was correct, that he does not interfere in relations in Montenegro, but that he does not hide his friendship with Democratic Front leaders Andrija Mandić and Milan Knežević.
"I cooperated with them even when we were in the opposition, we met in Belgrade, Podgorica, I will not give up such cooperation. It was a correct conversation with Krivokapić. We must and will continue to work with the Montenegrin government, as long as the President of Montenegro and with we would talk to him," said Vučić.
He assessed that Serbia is "a problem for some even today" and that they will only be satisfied if Serbia disappears, or is so humiliated or destroyed that it has no chance of rising.
Vučić, to the statement that some in the region would have agreed to the "Open Balkans" initiative if it were not his project, answered with a question - whether it is against him or against Serbia, reports Tanjug.
In a guest appearance on TV Hepa, on the allegations that Serbia would be the leader in the region thanks to the "Open Balkans", Vučić noted that Serbia is certainly already the strongest economy in the Western Balkans.
"And why is it not at the moment? It is natural that it is the largest, strongest economy," said Vučić.
He pointed out that Serbia is still a problem for some people today, and they will be satisfied, he says, only if Serbia disappears, or is so humiliated and destroyed that it has no chance of being strong.
He added, in this context, that Aljbina Kurti did not want to offend, that he always tried to talk, to understand the other side, but to get the most for the Serbs.
"Kurti says that the only problem for the Albanians, who has the first and last name - Aleksandar Vučić. They know that it would be incomparably easier to realize their interests with anyone else. I know that Kurti is sincere in this, in his hatred for me and Serbia," he said. Vucic.
He also stated that the President of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović, openly says that the biggest problem is Aleksandar Vučić.
"He knows that I lead an independent policy, but I am guilty, because he thinks that I was behind lithium, financially and in all other ways," said Vučić.
When asked if Đukanović answered the phone while the litias were going on in Montenegro last year and if they saw each other then, Vučić said that they talked when they would meet on a trip, in Israel, Brussels or similar, and that after the elections they did not talk in Montenegro.
"I'm always open to talk, but I don't ask anyone to talk. As the president of Serbia, I have to talk to everyone who wants to talk," said Vučić.
As he says, Đukanović thinks that he (Vučić) is to blame for the rise of the "Serbian factor".
"I told the Americans, everyone, that we allocated a total of 12 million euros to Serbian organizations. There is none, but we will increase it, not decrease it," said Vučić.
He added that the state of Serbia will help the Serbian National Council, the Serbian Association of Writers, Matica srpska, SPC.
"Have we threatened, undermined the independence of Montenegro? We respect its independence. The problem is that we only ask why the Serbs did not have any rights, or why they have less than some others, less than the Albanians in North Macedonia. Is it an illegitimate question, not according to European standards ", Vucic asked.
He stated that the 29 percent of people who declare themselves as Serbs in Montenegro cannot be underestimated, and that the Serbian Orthodox Church cannot be turned into the Orthodox Church in Montenegro by tricks, so that the nation becomes irrelevant.
"Because I opposed it and said that I know the name of that church, that's why I'm a criminal and I'm guilty. I have no problem carrying that with me, if that's why I'm guilty," said Vučić.
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