Vucic "doesn't expect good news" from EU-W. Balkans summit

But, the president continued on Tuesday, he "doesn't expect particularly good news for our country."

"We're have a big problem. We've made many mistakes, many circumstances are not in our favor, but it remains for us to protect, love, guard our country, and that's what we're doing. I look forward to each encounter, each conversation," Vucic told a joint news conference with RS President Milorad Dodik after their meeting in Belgrade.

Asked about Serbia's participation in the summit - considering that the participation of three EU member-states is under the question mark because of the planned presence of Kosovo - Vucic observed that the gathering will take place on May 17, "and there will be many more important meetings between now and then."

He said he would have "some very important conversations" between April 10 and 12, including about Kosovo and Metohija.

Vucic reiterated that he was looking forward to meetings in Sofia, but that he does not expect particularly good news.

"We will fight with all our might and all our heart and energy to move forward a little something that was finished in 2008 with the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, which we directly admitted to them in 2010 and 2011 through the ICJ (International Court of Justice) ruling. And we managed to do something, to step forward and fight for Kosovo and Metohija, but the interests of Western powers are different," Vucic said.

"What is especially difficult for us is that the Albanian side has no desire whatsoever for compromise," he continued.

"Even today they say... 'we are working on the ZSO (Community of Serb Municipalities)'... what is it that you're doing, sowing potatoes, digging up ditches... what exactly...