Serbia puts pressure on Kosovo: the association is our red line, to establish it now

The director of the so-called Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Petar Petkovic, emphasized yesterday that the hot political situation in Kosovo is the best indicator of how much Serbia fought in Ohrid. In a guest appearance on TV Happy, he stated that pressure was exerted on Kosovo to form what it has refused for years. "In Pristina, they cannot agree with the fact that the Association will be formed. When you see how violently they are behaving in Pristina, all this is an indication that we are on the right track when it comes to our relations with Kosovo and Metohija, to protect our people", said Petkovic. He added that it takes political skill, ability and courage to say what is not acceptable to the Serbian people, and on the other hand to stay on the European path. "We must be wise and protect our national interests. When you manage to agree on the BKS with all the powers, and do not violate the Constitution of Serbia, it takes skill and courage to say: these are our red lines. We care about every word in the European proposal. Vucic clearly said that we are a sovereign state and that we will not recognize either de facto or de jure the independence of Kosovo and Metohija and we will not accept membership in the UN," Petkovic assessed. He added that the opposition in Serbia is doing the same as the opposition in Pristina. "They said that BKS does not mean anything, ask our people in Kosovo and Metohija what BKS means to them. The very fact that they are reacting in this way in Pristina shows the importance of BKS. The opposition has no policy, they only know how to attack President Vucic. The way Vucic fought in Ohrid, no one could do it. It is about their lack of responsibility. When they saw that nothing was signed they said that the signature was not important. Of course it's important, that's why we didn't agree to sign anything," said Petkovic.