Kosovo was at the center of the speech that the Serbian president delivered at the United Nations General Assembly. Aleksandër Vucic said that the international order has collapsed, but Belgrade will continue to defend its territorial integrity, the Charter of the United Nations and Resolution 1244 of the Security Council. He criticized the countries that have recognized Kosovo’s independence, accusing them of violating the principles of the UN Charter and of applying double standards on the issue of territorial integrity, while he expressed gratitude to the other 107 countries that have not yet taken such a step.
“We know that many of these countries have been exposed to pressure and we know that taking a principled stand is sometimes much more difficult than it appears from the outside.“- declared Vucic.
While he stopped at the Brussels agreement signed in 2012, the Serbian president claimed that his country has fulfilled all its obligations. He accused Kosovo of still not creating the Association of Serbian Municipalities, the only point according to him that Pristina had to fulfill, calling the signing of that pact worthless.
With a message for the Global South, Vučić said that those countries should be careful when signing agreements with major powers. After the criticism from Croatia, the Serbian president responded harshly to Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic.
“The most difficult thing for us in Serbia is when we see the rise of Nazism on the pedestal of social values in our environment, especially in the Republic of Croatia, which is proud of both its Nazi past and the use of Nazi slogans and symbols today“- stated Vucic, among other things.
Appreciating Brussels’ support for EU membership, he emphasized that the European path cannot mean giving up traditional friendships, thanks to which, according to him, Belgrade is one of the few European capitals from which you can fly directly to the United States, the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation.
