"More people came to see Putin than would've done for me"
Vucic also thanked citizens of Serbia who turned out to greet Putin.
"I express my gratitude to Putin for visiting Serbia, for the time devoted and the respect shown to our country, as well as for the concrete agreements that we have signed," Vucic told a press conference, organized on the occasion of Thursday's visit of the Russian president.
After emphasizing the significance of all the agreements that were signed yesterday, the president especially thanked those citizens of Serbia who came in huge numbers for Putin. "I would never be able to attract as many people, as much as I might have called on them. Not even half would've come, they see me every day," Vucic said.
"I thank them for showing how decent Serbia can be, and function," he added, noting that there was not a single incident last night. "When you have more than 100,000 people, and not a single window broken, I think that's almost impossible in the police practice," he said.
The Serbian president also said that no one was injured, in any way, and that there were no incidents. "I am so pleased that we have shown to what degree we can be decent, responsible and serious," Vucic said.
He also said that he believes China's president would visit Serbia again in the second half of this year, while he hopes that the president of France would arrive here "before that."
"There could be surprises, some other great presidents visiting Serbia," Vucic said.
"The other thing, my plea and appeal, to our EU partners to even more strongly influence Pristina to abolish taxes (on goods from central Serbia), because I think it's important to continue talking about the future. I plead with them for their demands, not to say pressure, to be clearer...
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