Western Countries to Boost Pressure on Serbia Over Kosovo Issue, Vucic Says

BELGRADE (Sputnik) – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says all that the West wants is for Belgrade to recognize Kosovo’s independence and pressure to do so will increase.

“All that they want from us can be said in one sentence … Nothing has changed, except that this desire [for Serbia to recognize Kosovo’s independence] will be expressed a lot more dramatically than before,” Vucic said on Saturday, after a National Security Council meeting.

Selakovic emphasized that the Belgrade-Pristina negotiations, mediated by the EU and based on the principle of status neutrality, were the only way to resolve the tensions between the two parties.

Pristina unilaterally proclaimed independence from Belgrade on February 17, 2008. Serbia, as well as Russia, China, Spain, Iran, and a number of other countries do not recognize Kosovo’s independence.

Sourse: sputniknews.com