Nikolic: Serbia will continue fighting for its holy land

GAZIMESTAN - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic laid a wreath at the memorial honouring Kosovo heroes at Gazimestan, a monument commemorating the historic Battle of Kosovo.

Nikolic said that Serbia will continue fighting for its holy land and negotiating with everyone, but he was forced to break off his speech at one point because of extremist groups that booed and shouted out improper remarks.

At the ceremony marking Saint Vitus' Day, Nikolic pointed out that Gazimestan is a holy site where Kosovo heroes fought the crucial battle for freedom and their homes 625 years ago.

Addressing those who booed and shouted improper comments labelling him as a traitor, the Serbian president said that feuding Serbian lords joined forces at this site in 1389 to fight against the powerful Ottoman Empire.

In response to the booing crowd which bore the symbols of Obraz and other right-wing organisations, Nikolic said that they are out of their mind but that he forgives them because they know not what they are doing and are labelling as traitors the people who want to help them.
“If Serbs had booed Prince Lazar in such way when he called on them to go and fight, you would have nowhere to come today,” Nikolic said.

Nikolic said in his speech earlier that Albanian neighbours are also living in the area nowadays and are building their homes and tilling their land here, and he wished them luck, but he also warned them that they should always bear in mind that they are living on Serbian land.
“May they preserve all that they are building forever, but they should know that they are building it on Serbian land,” Nikolic said.

Certain members of the booing crowd shouted out the name of Vojislav Seselj (leader...