Croatian Prime Minister responds to Vuciqi from Brussels for alenaca with Kosovo, Albania

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic is participating in the European Council session in Brussels, which previously addressed the media, answering journalists' questions, including those for Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq's statement, broadcasts Periscope.

Major attention in Serbia has drawn statements to strengthen defence co-operation signed by Croatia, Albania and Kosovo.

Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic called the initiative <x0-provocational”, while authorities in Belgrade announced that Serbia was ready to consider co-operation in trust with Croatia and Albania.

As Serbia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “this initiative, which is being implemented without Serbia but with Pristina, presents an open provocation and a major disregard for reality on the ground”.

Serbian authorities added that they expect an urgent response from Zagreb and Tirana to the real goals and final goals of this dangerous military security “, stressing that Serbia will not allow any unilateral action that could threaten their territorial integrity, the security of their citizens and peace in the region.

Vucic later stated that signing this agreement was a violation of the so-called sub-regional arms control agreement from 1996 and that Croatia and Albania certainly did not inform NATO of everything.

For all of this, Prime Minister Plenkov responded from Brussels today.

“I hope someone will take five minutes to read the text of the agreement between Croatia, Albania and Kosovo”, Plenkovic said, adding that these are the usual “accords” and that Croatia has had no hostile intention.

“We were able to create a document that helps their reform efforts. He is not of a hostile nature. I understand you have to seek an enemy further, but it's not of hostile nature. Croatia does not need to ask permission of anyone, neither of Serbia nor NATO”, Plenkovic said from Brussels.

Asked by journalists about the situation in the southwest Balkans, Plenkovic announced he would use the European Council session to draw attention to the current situation in the region.

“We must monitor the stability of BiH and the situation in Serbia. It's time to focus some of our attention on an area that has proved to be flammable in recent years,” it concluded.