Vulin: Secure safety of Serbs in Kosovo

Vulin visited the Tourism Fair and the stand of the Association of Wineries Velika Hoca where he said that each example of production of food and wine in Kosovo is of major importance for Serbia. Vulin said for Tanjug that people in Kosovo are hard-working, and that it is untrue that they want to live off the backs of Serbia and do nothing. “The state needs to help them and secure their safety so that their children could freely move, work, partake in the economy, and get education and medical care. In Kosovo as it is, regardless how we call it, this is still impossible,” Vulin said. Vulin: Outlines of solution at next meeting Aleksandar Vulin, the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo, said Thursday that the outlines of a solution for Kosovo will certainly appear at the next meeting in Brussels set for March 4. "As far as Serbia in concerned, we have said what we think and what we want, but we are not alone in this, there are at least two other sides," Vulin told Tanjug at the tourism fair in Belgrade. According to Vulin, the government Platform and the Resolution adopted by the national parliament offer the answer and solution to most of the problems in Kosovo. The international community and Pristina now need to understand this, he added. He said he believes things are moving in the right direction and noted that the Serbian government has shown readiness for dialogue and compromise. "We will work on this, we are truly committed to peace as an idea, peace as the solution and surely we are not alone in this," said Vulin. He added Wednesday's meeting in Brussels was genuinely tough, as it tackled topics relevant particularly to the Kosovo Serbs. Even though no agreement was reached, things are headed in the right direction, he said. "I think there is growing understanding of something we have been saying all along - a solution, especially a durable one, cannot be found without the consent of Serbia and the Kosovo Serbs," said Vulin. The fifth round of political dialogue between the prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Ivica Dacic and Hasim Taci, concluded in Brussels on Wednesday without an agreement on institutions in the north, but EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, who facilitated the talks, said all three sides were satisfied with the significant progress made. According to Dacic, agreement was not reached on institutions in the north, but certain progress was made and the Serbian side presented its proposal to form a community of Serb municipalities in Kosovo.