Vucic Says Will Go to Lake Ohrid on March 18, Community of Serb Municipalities Prerequisite

Aleksandar Vucic, Belgrade, Jan.23 2023 (BETAPHOTO/MILOS MISKOV)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic confirmed that he will go to Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia, on March 18 to continue the dialogue with Pristina, but noted that the establishment of the Community of Serb Municipalities "is the only thing" that was not up for discussion in the coming rounds of dialogue.

On March 11, Vucic reiterated that establishing the Community was a prerequisite because the governing document had already been signed in Brussels.

"If you will, you will, if you won't, you won't, just don't waste our time. I'm a little bothered that everyone is silent and no one is responding. That makes everything pointless. Why did you invite me to the wedding when the bride and groom are nowhere to be seen," Vucic said answering reporters after touring Lake Vlasina.

"I will go to Ohrid. Why would I leave them the option to portray us as crazies or unwilling to negotiate? Someone, though, needs to explain the purpose of it all to me," the president of Serbia said.