"Brussels or Burundi? Burundi's nicer, they like us there"

First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said this on Wednesday in Belgrade, and pointed out that Serbia has strengthened its position on the international scene.

At the session of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Serbian National Assembly, Dacic resented a report on the work of his ministry for the period from May last year to February 1, said that it was is making great efforts to reduce the number of countries that recognize Kosovo, announcing new withdrawals of recognition.

Speaking about the recent session of the UN Security Council, which discussed the report of the UN chief on Kosoco and Metohija, Dacic said that there was a great fight to hold that session at all, and that there was a danger that this would not happen, and recalled that it was agreed to this year hold three sessions of this type, and next year two.

"With this we closed the issue, the question will no longer be whether these meetings will be held or not. Kosovo was surprised that the session was held at all," said Dacic, adding that the meeting in New York was very positive for Serbian interests.

Dacic also said that Serbia should maintain and establish contacts with smaller and less influential countries in the world, among other things, to ensure that they vote in favor of Serbia in international forums.

"Many officials would rather go to Brussels than to Burundi, but, trust me, it's nicer in Burundi, because they like us there. These are our friendly countries where none of us went for twenty years," Dacic said.

This year there will again be voting at UNESCO and Interpol (on Pristina's membership bid), Dacic said, and added that Kosovo no longer has a majority to be able to easily join important international...