Dacic: CoE's decision was expected, it will be ashamed of this day

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Monday a Council of Europe (CoE) decision to launch the procedure of reviewing the so-called Kosovo's application for membership in the organisation had been expected but would be detrimental to the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

Thirty-three of 46 CoE member states voted in favour of the move, seven, including Serbia, voted against, five abstained and one took no part in the vote.

"This is a day the CoE will be ashamed of," Dacic said, adding that the Serbian delegation had left the room after the vote as it had not wanted to take part in "tirades", but that Serbia had not left the organisation.

"This day is definitely also the twilight of the CoE statute because this is the first time an application from something that is not a state and is not recognised by the UN, from a territory that is not a UN member state, is to...