Vucic: Serbia must engage in talks, maintain military neutrality

BELGRADE - Serbia must engage in talks and dialogue about Kosovo-Metohija, otherwise it will be trampled underfoot, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in the parliament on Thursday during a debate on a government report on the Belgrade-Pristina talks, and noted that Serbia must pursue a responsible policy and maintain its military neutrality.

Vucic said this in response to We Must/Together for Serbia whip Nebojsa Zelenovic, who said Serbia's military neutrality and its position on Russia sanctions were untenable.

It is also important to avoid a frozen conflict and head towards compromise, Vucic said.

It is important that Serbia maintains its military neutrality because there is something that is in the people's souls and cannot be taken away from them, he said.

Commenting further on Zelenovic's remarks, Vucic said that he, too, had said there was...