Prime Minister Ana Brnabić informed the citizens of Serbia tonight that on behalf of the government, and in accordance with the CEFTA agreement, she sent a formal request to the Secretariat of this institution for direct consultations within the joint committee.
Prime Minister explained that from tomorrow, from receipt of the request, the CEFTA Secretariat has a deadline of 90 days to solve the problem that Priština made by direct and unequivocal breach of agreements in direct consultations.
She announced that unless a joint consultation or a problem is resolved within the next 90 days, Serbia will initiate proceedings before the Arbitral Tribunal in accordance with the CEFTA agreement.
According to PM Brnabić, the request was sent to the CEFTA Secretariat, but also to UNMIK as the signatory for the territory of the AP of Kosovo-Metohija and to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
As a party that fully respects and has always respected the agreement rightly, we expect the prompt reaction of the Secretariat and UNMIK mission. We promise to all our citizens and international partners that we will continue to fight against violations of international treaties and agreements by all legal mechanisms, respecting international law and European values, the Serbian Prime Minister said.
She noted that Serbia will not introduce countermeasures and will continue to work with partners in the region, primarily with Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is also affected by unreasonable measures of Priština.
“We will do our best to get things back to normal in order to avoid a predominantly humanitarian crisis and any further discrimination against the Serbian people,” Prime Minister stressed.
Brnabić also announced that the government will report to citizens on all further steps that Serbia will take.