Consumption held in support of Vuciki, mentions buses banned at the border

Part of the Serbian officials' speeches at the rally also caught up with the Kosovo issue.

The president, Aleksandar Vuciq, said he has decided to speak to citizens gathered in Belgrade only for Serbia's future.

Thanks to the participants, Vuciq said that without the support of such a large number of them, he could not stand before German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Vuciq is expected to participate in the summit for the Western Balkans, held in Berlin on April 29th, where Kosovo institutions leaders -- President Hashim Thaci and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj -- will also take part. Meanwhile, 25 April to 27 April will stay in China to participate in the “Bresey Forum and the” Street. There he will meet Chinese and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President Vuciq even before his supporters in Belgrade reiterated that there would be no dialogue with Pristina without the tariffs to Serbian goods removed.

He also said he would protect the Serb people in Kosovo if necessary.

The pro Vuciqi rally follows several months of opposition protests demanding his resignation.

Vuciki supporters went to Belgrade from all cities in Serbia, as well as from two neighbouring countries -- Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told participants at the rally that the evidence of Serbia's power is also the fact that 13 countries have drawn recognition of Kosovo, while, according to him, during the previous government in Serbia 83 countries had recognised Kosovo.

Dacic has also been part of the past government in Serbia.

“Do not think you can blackmail Serbia, so that we can recognise Kosovo's independence”, Dacic said.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite presidency member Milorad Dodik also spoke at the pro- Vuciqi rally. He said it was Republika Srpska that has not allowed Bosnia to recognise Kosovo's independence.

“We won't be NATO because they have dropped bombs on two cases”, Dodik said.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabiq said in front of citizens gathered in Belgrade that “Serbia will not support threats, insults, divisions”.

Since December, Serbia's opposition has been out on the streets every Saturday to protest, as it says, against Vuciqi's autocratic rule, the growing restrictions on press freedom and other problems in the country.

Protests have begun after opposition leader Borko Stefanovic has been beaten by masked attackers.

Vuciq, for a long time nationalist, has made efforts to reform his position as a pro-European reformer, but has also maintained good relations with Serbia's transitional ally Russia.