Aleksandar Vucic, 79th session of the U.N. General Assembly, NYC, September 24 2024 (BETAPHOTO/United Nations Photo/Laura Jarriel)
Things in the world "are not heading in the right direction," Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in New York, on Sept. 27, at the end of his six-day stay in the United States for the U.N. General Assembly.
"The only real news here is the Middle East. The Middle East is consuming American attention, and I am not sure that that is good news for Ukraine," Vucic told the state-run RTS news service. He noted that French President Emmanuel Macron "did everything he could to stop the bloodshed" in the Middle East, but added that "it is obvious that Europe does not have the strength to" stressing that Europe's priority should be stopping the war in Ukraine.
Vucic also said that he had numerous discussions in New York on political and economic topics, and that for the first time, "important contacts" were made for Serbia's economic progress. He said that "the talks on Kosovo were not easy," refusing to disclose any details.
"It is a very complicated knot. We have to preserve peace, protect lives, make sure that our people in Kosovo and Metohija can survive and advance, while maintaining Serbia's legal and political sovereignty and the interests of all Serbian citizens. We will try not to make any mistakes, so that no one can reproach us, and to strengthen our economy so that our support for our people in Kosovo and Metohija continues to grow," Vucic said.
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