Dacic urges Turkey to use its leverage on Pristina

ANKARA - Serbia would like to see Turkey as a major stability factor in our region, Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Thursday in Ankara after a meeting with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, appealing to Turkey to use its leverage on Pristina in terms of implementation of the Brussels Agreement.

At a press conference with Cavusoglu, Dacic said they had also discussed the current situation in the Balkans.

"We would like Turkey to be an important factor of regional stability in our region, which means that our plea is that Turkey use its leverage when it comes to Pristina so that we can have a constructive attitude by Pristina in terms of implementation of the Brussels Agreement and other previously signed agreements so that we can discuss any permanent political solutions at all," Dacic said.

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