Serbia not servant of Russia, U.S.: President Vucic at UN

Published September 25,2024

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Serbia will not be a servant of Russia or the U.S., and has its politics and pursuits, President Aleksandar Vucic mentioned in his handle Tuesday to the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

“Those who attacked Serbia tried to grab a part of its territory, and they’re nonetheless attempting to try this right now. I’m asking you, expensive representatives and buddies, what can we, as small libertarian nations do right now on the planet? Everyone is speaking about Ukraine, nobody is allowed to speak about Serbia. We aren’t servants of Russia or the USA, we’ve got our personal politics and pursuits,” he mentioned.

Vucic mentioned a Pandora’s field was not opened with the assault on Ukraine.

He requested why the leaders of nice powers discuss in regards to the want for Ukraine to be free, to respect the UN and its constitution however they don’t respect the constitution and backbone 1244 when a phrase is spoken in regards to the territorial integrity of Serbia.

Resolution 1244 granted the UN authority in Kosovo, resulting in the deployment of NATO’s peacekeeping drive in Kosovo (KFOR), together with Turkish troops.

Vucic confirmed a doc that mentioned, “No one can have an armed force on the territory of Kosovo except KFOR.”

He mentioned we’re a “reasonable nation.”

“But because of fanaticism, there is no justice for the Serbs in Kosovo. It threatens the daily life of Serbs and other non-Albanian residents,” he mentioned.

Vucic requested: “How can there be peace in Kosovo if the rights of one people are threatened?”

“Serbia is a small country, which cannot compete with big powers, but we have an obligation to our people. Since everyone else is not interested in the truth, little Serbia remains dedicated to progress, to look to the future, to wait for the moment when the principles of respect of international law are returned to the world political stage. We will remain committed to the dialogue with Pristina under the auspices of the EU, we will fight to preserve peace. There is only one thing that we will not give to anyone, and that is the freedom and independence of Serbia,” mentioned Vucic.

Kosovo declared unilateral independence from Serbia in 2008 and is acknowledged as impartial by dozens of nations, together with Türkiye, however Serbia nonetheless sees Kosovo as its “own territory.”