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According to the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gordan Grlic Radman spoke unacceptably about the Serbian president and Serbia in the February 24 newscast of the Croatian regional news television channel N1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also drew attention to the fact that such statements are a continuation of the incitement of hatred towards Serbia and the Serbian people and undermine common policies promoting peace and stability in the region.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia expects that the high-ranking officials of Croatia in the future refrain from statements that constitute interference in the internal affairs of Serbia and continue the policy of reconciliation and good neighborly relations,” the protest list reads.
In the above-mentioned interview, the Croatian foreign minister stated that the citizens of Serbia belong on one page, and Aleksandar Vucic and his politics on the other. He added that the Serbian president must decide which chair he will sit on, because “it is not possible, nor is it comfortable, to sit on two chairs”. According to his definition
Vucic may be a henchman and satellite of Russia, but he must not give in to Russian influence or any other malign influence that threatens the stability of the Western Balkans.
Aleksandar Vucic responded to the statements by saying that the Croatian Foreign Minister is not only interfering in Serbia’s internal affairs, but insulting the Serbian people and threatening the citizens of Serbia. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic strongly condemned the Croatian minister’s statement.
Serbia, which aspires to become a member of the European Union, has so far not joined the sanctions against Russia and has not coordinated its foreign policy with the European Union, which Belgrade justifies by saying that Serbia has historical, religious and cultural ties with Russia.
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