DSS, Dveri, intelligentsia call for debate on EU integration

BELGRADE - Leading representatives of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), Dveri Movement and prominent intelligentsia are calling on the authorities to go public with the minutes of the meeting between Serbia's top officials and European officials so that everyone could know the truth whether Serbia will be forced to choose between the EU and Kosovo.

They expressed great concern at Friday's meeting over the diametrically opposite statements by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic on the content of the talks with EU Commissioner Johanes Hahn and other European officials.

It is high time to tell the whole truth to the citizens, and therefore the authorities should go public with the minutes, since when it comes to official statements, there is no room for diverse interpretations, reads a statement issued after the meeting.

They insist on opening a broad public debate on the EU integration process, which would engage government representatives, representatives of all political parties, prominent individuals and vital national institutions, such as the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

In the meantime, participants of Friday's meeting have requested that all forms of the EU accession negotiations should be suspended until the debate is finished, including fulfillment of all conditions and ultimatums stemming from the negotiations to date.