Vučić at the UN: Kosovo is an inseparable part of Serbia

2025-09-24 20:32:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Vu?i? at the UN: Kosovo is an inseparable part of Serbia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vu?i?, during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, said that Kosovo is an inseparable part of Serbia and the main pillar of Serbia's identity, culture and spiritual heritage.

"For us Serbs, it is not just a piece of land, but the cradle of our soul and our existence on this land," Vu?i? said.

According to him, Serbs in Kosovo are living in dramatic conditions.

"They are being denied basic human rights: the right to life, to movement, to education and to healthcare. They are being denied access to the workplace and to property ," the Serbian leader claimed.

Since the beginning of the year, Kosovo has begun closing down Serbian institutions in Kosovo, which it considers parallel and illegal.

These actions by the Kosovo authorities have met with opposition from the Serbian community and have faced criticism from the international community, which has described them as uncoordinated actions.

During his speech at the UN General Assembly, Vu?i? called on the international community to "take concrete and decisive steps" to stop, as he put it, the violence in Kosovo.

The Serbian leader also stated that Serbia believes in the dialogue mediated by the European Union.

Kosovo declared independence in 2008, which Serbia refuses to recognize. Over 100 countries have recognized Kosovo's independence, including 22 of the 27 countries of the European Union, which Kosovo and Serbia seek to join.

The two countries have been conducting dialogue to normalize relations since 2011. The process, which is facilitated by the EU, has produced several agreements, but not all of them have been implemented on the ground.

Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have increased in recent years and since September 2023, the parties have not held any rounds of dialogue at the political level, but only rounds at the level of chief negotiators.

The last round of dialogue at the political level was held a few days before the September 24 armed attack in Banjska, Zvecan.

A group of armed Serbs attacked the Kosovo Police, killing a sergeant. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by Milan Radoi?i?, former vice-president of the Serbian List, the main Serb party in Kosovo that enjoys the support of Belgrade.

On the second anniversary of the attack, for which Pristina blames Belgrade, authorities in Kosovo requested the extradition of Radoicic and others involved in Banjska.

Last year, Kosovo filed indictments against 45 suspects for the attack in Banjska, while only three of these defendants are being tried in Pristina, as the others are inaccessible to Kosovo authorities. All three deny the charges./ REL