5 hours agoDid Vuciqi regret the interview he spoke of recognising Kosovo
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)An interview of the Italian news agency ANSA with President Vuciq for allegedly recognising Kosovo caused confusion. Correcting didn't take long. Deutsche Welle spoke to Italian journalist about the misunderstanding in the first version of the interview published late Monday (04.03).
An interview of the Italian news agency ANSA with President Vuciq for allegedly recognising Kosovo caused confusion. Correcting didn't take long. DeutscheWell spoke to Italian journalist about the misunderstanding
In the first version of the interview published late Monday (04.03), which was distributed by the Serbian news agency Beta and the French agency, AFP, Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq hinted likely for the recognition of Kosovo. The interview prompted strong reactions in Serbia and abroad. “We should first find a compromise, we cannot recognise Kosovo without taking anything from the other side”, the Serbian president is likely quoted.
But about two hours later, ANSA published an correction of the interview, in which the Serbian president's sentence for recognition of Kosovo had been deleted. While Beta agency immediately made correction of its reporting, the AFP continued with the first version of the interview in several languages, versions taken from the media in Germany and France. On Tuesday morning, the AFP released the correct version.
Dating Problem
According to journalist Franco Quintano, ANSA correspondent in Belgrade who interviewed Vucicin, correction came as a result of a misinterpretation. “In agreement with the Serbian presidency, we published a correction of the first version of the interview”, Quintano told Deutsche Welles. The first version was not the right one. It was a performance problem, and it could happen with interviews in different languages”, Quintano noted.
In the corrected version of the interview, Vucic was quoted as saying that “if a compromise is not reached with Kosovo, this would be a disaster.” Vuciqi reiterated the condition for Serbia to continue dialogue with Kosovo, the removal of a 100% Kosovo-based tax on Serbian goods. “Although it seems difficult and sometimes even impossible, we are forced to find a compromise, I am sure, that with the help of European friends and with the support of Russia, America, China and other countries we can find a solution. ”
