"Well done Kolinda - but we don't need brothers"

Vucic said this when asked by reporters to comment on Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarevic's statement about Croatia and Albania being "brothers in arms."

Vucic said it "speaks sufficiently to the difficulty of our position and how much some people don't want us to progress."

"Congratulations on the statement. We do not need brothers, but friends. Let's them fraternize, we'll look to progress economically," said Vucic.

Vucic spoke to journalist after a reception for young chess players, to say that, as far as arms are concerned, "some can't help but live in the past."

"Neither myself nor Serbia are interested in how many have lost their lives for Croatia. If someone thinks that I should be particularly afraid of this - I'm not at all. We are doing our job, to have as many smart children as possible, who look to the future," Vucic said.

He said that he is convinced that, if there is awareness that the political skill is about getting what's possible, and not fulfilling dreams, Serbia has a future.

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