Vucic: We achieved best result, judiciary nearly resolved

BRUSSELS - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said late on Monday, after the latest round of Belgrade-Pristina talks, that the best possible results were achieved for Serbia under difficult conditions, in terms of the judiciary in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM).

The talks on judiciary have practically reached the end, Vucic told RTS, and their finalization is expected in the next round of the dialogue after the new Serbian government is formed, which Vucic expects to take place in late April.

There is nothing there to boast about and nothing that the other side could boast about, said Vucic. “Within the set framework, we have achieved the best result for the people of Serbia," he said, clarifying that the president of the Mitrovica court will certainly be a Serb from the north of KiM, that the ratio of judges in northern Kosovska Mitrovica will be 60-40, and that the Serbs will account for two-thirds of the employees.

Vucic expects that after the formation of the Serbian government, on April 27 at the latest, the final agreement on judiciary will be reached in Brussels which, as he noted, is important for Serbia in terms of relaxation of all other issues in the relations with the EU.

It was also pointed out that Serbian citizenship of the Serbs in KiM cannot be revoked and that it cannot be the ground for leaving them out of the electoral register, said Vucic, adding that no Serb would then be able to take part in such elections.

We also discussed the reserved seats (in the Kosovo parliament), but no agreement was reached on that matter, said Vucic, adding that he expects Ashton to visit Belgrade as soon as the new Serbian government is formed.

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