Brnabic: It Will Be Difficult in Washington, but There's No One Better for the Job than Vucic

Ana Brnabic

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Sept. 2 that talks between representatives of Belgrade and Pristina in Washington would be difficult, but that "Washington is focused on economy" rather than anything else, and no one could protect Serbian interests better than President Aleksandar Vucic.

"In this context, our position is similar to Washington's - that economic cooperation needs to be ensured to improve the lives of people, after which it will be easier to discuss everything else," Brnabic said in an interview with the Happy TV.

The Serbian PM also said that she's afraid Pristina was not interested in talks about economy at all, and that the talks were accepted for the sake of form, which the way Pristina dealt with a 100-percent tax on Serbian products made very clear. Brnabic expects the talks to be difficult, but she's hopeful "Serbia will manage to reach some economic agreements."

"As for the other, political issues...I think they are unavoidable, and whatever I say might make it more difficult for President Vucic, which I don't want. I have every confidence, along with a vast majority of Serbian citizens, that the president is defending the interests of Serbia better than anyone else would. I'm glad he represents Serbia," the prime minister said.