Dacic: I dare anyone challenge me!

First interview of new diplomacy Chief and former Prime Minister Dacic: I dare anyone challenge me!

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic reveals in his interview with the Blic what his first tasks shall be, the outcome regarding diplomatic passports and relations within the SPS.

According to his words his first goal shall be to bring Serbia to the summit of the European chiefs or governments, Russia and the USA, the OSCE members, an organization that Serbia is to chair next year.

What are your first jobs to be done?

- The first meeting that I shall attend is the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. No doubt the main topic on agenda shall be Ukraine and relation with Russia. The Russian diplomacy Chief Sergey Lavrov is also expected to attend. Next week the Ministerial Conference EU-West Balkans is to take place in Thessaloniki. That is a very important meeting since in June there shall be an analysis as to what we have done until so far regarding the European integration process. The third event in May is the Ministerial Meeting of Non-Aligned Countries in Algeria. Next year Serbia shall chair the OSCE and that is actually a job of a foreign minister. I shall also see that during that time a session of the Ministerial Meeting of the OSCE Council is held in Belgrade, but if international circumstances allow so, I shall suggest that the summit of the chief of states or heads of governments is held here.

Will the country keep the neutral stance regarding the EU-USA-Russia crisis?

- Yes, that stance shall be voiced as early as at the Council of...