FM on change of negotiation's format, Pristina's UN ambition

Speaking for Prva TV late on Monday, Dacic also said that he had no information that former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice could become her country's special envoy for the Balkans.

"I saw Condoleezza about 20 days ago in the UAE. I also met with John Kerry. They have been freed, so to speak, of their political obligations. She didn't tell me that she had such ambitions, and we spoke about it publicly," Dacic stressed.

He also recalled that the Kosovo dialogue was "transferred to the EU" on the proposal of then Serbian President Boris Tadic, and Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief at the time.

"I don't believe that some change to the format is possible. Why would somebody include only one side? Washington cannot join - although, they can join. Each time I went to Brussels some (US State Department official) Hoyt Yee of the time was waiting to see me. They've always been there, behind the scenes...," Dacic said.

"We need Trump, we need Tillerson... the new administration. The old administration doesn't want to solve the problem, but to legalize what they did in the Balkans," he said.

Speaking for RTS on Tuesday, Dacic reiterated his claim that Pristina was manipulating its list of countries that have recognized Kosovo, with the goal of this being an additional incentive for new recognitions.

"I think that great changes will occur, because after Catalonia, many countries around the world realized where this leads to, and many countries cooled off. Catalonia is going the way of Kosovo. Kurdistan is going the way of Kosovo," the minister stressed.

"With two thirds, that is, with recognition from 129 UN members, they would become a member of the General Assembly. As long as...