Vucic Defends Serb Official Expelled From Kosovo

Aleksandar Vucic on Monday denied that the head of Serbia's Kosovo Office, Marko Djuric, who was arrested in Kosovo and deported back to Serbia, had violated the Brussels agreement, saying he notified Pristina of his arrival 75 hours before his visit.

"He sent them notice on March 23. According to the [Brussel] Agreement, we don't need to ask for permits, but only notify officials of arrival in Kosovo," Vucic said.

He added that, after Kosovo did not reply, Djuric sent a second notification, after which Kosovo informed Serbia that it could not "reply positively" on March 25 at around 11pm.

"We will not go over that. All those who took part in the abduction [of Djuric] will respond to the [Serbian] authorities in charge," Vucic said, adding that Djuric was humiliated because "terrorists dragged him on Pristina streets".  

The Serbian President added that he will not allow anyone to destroy the Serbian people or expel them from northern Kosovo.

He added that he will think about the continuation of the EU-led dialogue with Kosovo with a "cold head" and added that starting positions will in future be "different".

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