"Albanians and some in intl. community are lying to Vucic"

The First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister told RTS that the Albanians do not want compromise, but only recognition (of Kosovo). "There is no blackmail that can force Serbia to recognize an independent Kosovo," he said.

e also believes that Pristina and the international community should declare whether or not the Brussels agreement still exists.

"Catherine Ashton, Hashim Thaci and I signed this agreement, and I would not have done it if there wasn't for the clause about the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSOs). So Serbia made a series of concessions, including the integration of Serbs into the Kosovo institutions. It is unacceptable that we continue to discuss about whether someone will implement the agreement," said Dacic

Commenting on the statement of the head of the cabinet of Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, Bekim Colaku, who said that Romania should first recognize the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo, before actively engaging in solving this problem, Dacic said that this was "seriously disgraceful."

"I do not know if they realize that they are the fools for thinking someone will force Vucic to recognize Kosovo without a compromise," Dacic said.

He explained that President Vucic "wants to resolve the issue of Kosovo for the future, but that it is a naive and mistaken belief that he will do so without further agreements and compromise."

"I keep telling Vucic, because I see that he is struggling, that there is a great pressure on Serbia to normalize relations with Pristina in order to have a European path, but it is not said to Pristina to make an effort toward normalization. Having in mind my experience, I am sure and I am warning Vucic they are lying to him all the time and will not...