Drecun: West not criticising Kurti's decision on dinar but its implementation

BELGRADE  By sending a technical delegation to Brussels, Pristina practically boycotted Tuesday's dialogue about the suspension of the Serbian dinar in Kosovo-Metohija, the outgoing chairman of the Serbian parliamentary committee on Kosovo-Metohija Milovan Drecun said on Wednesday, noting that the West was not criticising Pristina PM Albin Kurti's decision on the dinar but only the manner in which it was being implemented.

"Pristina boycotted yesterday's meeting and it demonstrated it wants no discussions at political level. They believe they should discuss that internally," Drecun said in an appearance on the RTS.

He said Pristina had wanted its so-called central bank to engage in dialogue with the National Bank of Serbia, which would have meant a "de facto inter-state dialogue."

Rather than resolve the dinar issue through a Community of Serb Municipalities,...