US Ambassador: Serbs are “a bit schizophrenic” for no reason

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Published: Apr 5, 2015BELGRADE – Serbs are a bit schizophrenic, your heart pulls you towards the East, but the head directs you to the West, said the US Ambassador Michael Kirby.

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“There is a confusion regarding this choice. You will continue to have friends in both East and West, you have them now in the US and Russia. However, this is not the time to ask a question of Serbia’s friends, but its interests. You have to conduct reforms to come to the European Union. The rest are fake choices,” said Kirby as guest in a talk show “Kaziprst” on television B92, reported “Kurir”.
The US ambassador said that it is the interest of Serba to create a society in which people can be employed, in which the young can see the future in their country.
“I believe in Serbia’s potentials, I have seen enough examples of success in the country. In the last two centuries many people left Serbia and succeeded in my country, as were Pupin or Tesla. I would like to see the same successes in the future, but in Serbia,” said Kirby.
Kirby said that he did not hear the Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic that he said at any time that Serbia should immediately reconsider its foreign policy, as it was suggested by the Minister Aleksandar Vulin regarding the release of Vojislav Seselj from the ICTY.
“Minister Vulin leads the ministry which does not deal with the court in The Hague and international policy, and I haven’t hear that the Prime Minister Vucic, or ministers of justice, foreign affairs and internal affairs to speak about changing the foreign policy course. Vulin can say what he want, but his position in the Government is not directly connected to the topic,” said Kirby.
In November last year, after Seselj arrived to Belgrade, Vulin said that The Hague Tribunal destabilizes Serbia in this way and that this is directly connected to an attempt to overthrow the government.
A similar attitude, writes the daily, that this is against the government and the Prime Minister, Vulin said on the on the occasion of the request of The Hague to have Seselj returned to the custody.

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These connections will serve Serbia to have full access to Albanian ports. During the last months, Serbia has shown huge interest in doing so, “Shekulli” reports.
To achieve such thing, the Albanian government has created a working group for an agreement with the governments of Serbia and Kosovo, Gazeta Express reports.