America seeks caution from Serbia over Russia's Nis demands

US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott says America wants Serbia to be cautious about Russia's demands for its humanitarian centre in Nis.

About this centre, according to the newspaper “blic”, there is a lot of noise going on.

I think the noise comes from those who are demanding that people who are firefighters and dressed to offer assistance in extraordinary situations have diplomatic and territorial immunity. That's not normal. Both we and Serbia's leadership should be asked why this is so important to Moscow and why the Russians are looking for it. What do we say? Serbia should be cautious and suspicious because this demand is not right. We continue to have doubts and ask what are the final goals of providing the diplomatic status of this centre in Nis”, Scott said, broadcast Koha.net.

The following Scott has indicated that NATO soldiers who go to Serbia must first obtain permission from Serbian authorities.

“They gain functional immunity under Serbia's agreement with NATO, but they have neither diplomatic nor territorial immunity and whatever they take with them is verified by the Government of Serbia and this is not the case in diplomacy. As long as they carry out their duties at the facilities belonging to the Defence Ministry Army, they are constantly monitored by the Government of Serbia. What is being sought for the centre in Nis is not the same as for the status of NATO soldiers”, Scott has said, asking why diplomatic status is being sought for a humanitarian centre.

After stressing that neither America nor NATO have begun the bloody conflict in the space of the former Yugoslavia, but are involved in it when it was seen that people of the former Yugoslavia proved unable to resolve conflicts, said they have not heard that in America or Western Europe Serbs are called Russians for what this Belgrade newspaper has accused.