PM wants "people who think differently" in cabinet

PM wants "people who think differently" in cabinet

BELGRADE -- The current government has a historic opportunity to "create a modern country out of Serbia," Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said.

He told the state broadcaster RTS late on Monday that was satisfied with his associates, but "expected the team to be extended with people who think differently."

As an example, he mentioned Sonja Liht and Ivan Vejvoda, saying that these were the persons "who can contribute to an improved image of Serbia."

"I talk to them in a decent manner, it's not hard for me to say I am guilty and I did something wrong, but I'm trying to, through work and diligence and sincere dedication, achieve results," said he, and described "responsibility, serious approach and work" as his"personal satisfaction."

Vucic then revealed that "he personally has no interest in holidays," and that, in fact, "almost nothing else except the results at the end" interests him.

The prime minister quoted Roosevelt as saying there were "those who criticize and find fault with everything, who claim they would always do better, and nobody is doing anything," and also Picasso, who, according to Vucic, once said that "anyone who wants to learn something and do it will always find a way." Vucic added that he "does not want excuses."

However, he admitted that the government "has no plan on the number of civil servants" and added that this was his cabinet's "only weak point."

Vucic described the Smederevo steel plant Zelezara as "the backbone of industrial Serbia."

"This is a bigger event in Serbia than any other. We never organize any kind of celebration, I don't even celebrate after victory in local elections...