Vucic: Kosovo still without basic premises for normal life

NEW YORK - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that the basic premises for normal life have not been established in Kosovo to this day, stressing Serbia's commitment to reconciliation between the different peoples living in Kosovo and to providing a better everyday life for all.

Belgrade is adamant in its decision not to recognise the forcible and illegal in terms of international law secession of Kosovo and its unilateral declaration of independence, but that is now no obstacle to talks and the increasingly intensive communication with Pristina, he told the UN Security Council on Thursday.

This is mostly because the Serbian government wants peace and stability, solutions through dialogue and free movement of people, commodities and positive ideas throughout the region, he stressed.

Serbia wants for the Serbs in Kosovo the same thing it wants for the Albanians, a normal life, work, safety, communication and unimpeded movement, he stated.

That is why the Serbian government thinks everything Serbia has done in the past two years to spread and promote these views deserves attention, recognition and support, mostly because Serbia's desire, which is peace and cooperation in the Balkans, is the only way for the region to become an equal part of Europe, by not being different in any way, he remarked.

He called on the international community to take very seriously the conclusions of head of the EULEX Special Investigative Task Force Clint Williamson, which said that enough evidence had been gathered to raise indictments against Kosovo Liberation Army leaders responsible for persecution against the Serbs, Roma and other non-Albanians, as well as the Kosovo Albanians themselves.

The Serbian...