20.10.2015.
Communication
At the meeting held today, attended by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic with advisers, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, Speaker of the National Assembly Maja Gojkovic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic, Ministers Nebojsa Stefanovic, Bratislav Gasic and Nikola Selakovic, Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric, Serbian Patriarch Irinej with members of the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the president and representatives of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vladimir Kostic, Maksimovic, the following conclusions were adopted and agreed upon:1. All institutions and state bodies of the Republic of Serbia strongly oppose the admission of "Kosovo" in the membership of UNESCO and invite members of the Executive Council and the General Conference of the aforementioned international organization to refuse and disregard the demand of "Kosovo" and the countries that have supported the request. Serbian churches and monasteries in Kosovo and Metohija belong to the heritage in property of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Republic of Serbia, and any seizure of the heritage would be clearly endangering the survival of the most important religious, cultural and historical monuments of the Serbian people, but also European and world cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohija, and the Serbian population that still lives in this area.
2. The Republic of Serbia will not recognize the independence of "Kosovo" and will fight for the preservation of national, spiritual and cultural identity of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija. At the same time, aware of the harsh realities on the ground, especially for the view in a different and better future for both Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija, the Serbian Government, the Serbian Orthodox Church and SANU deem it necessary to solve all issues in a peaceful manner and with additional efforts to establish better relations with the Albanians. Support for the creation of the Community of Serbian municipalities as the instrument of protecting collective political, economic, cultural and other rights of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija will be one of the priorities of the state policy in the future.
3. The Republic of Serbia will continue on its path towards the accession into the European Union, with the maintenance and improvement of the traditionally good relations with Russia, China and other countries. Also, the dialogue in Brussels between Belgrade and Pristina should continue, and Serbian Government and its delegations have full freedom, within the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, to make compromise solutions, with which the Serbs and Albanians would trace better cooperation and common life in the future.
4. They specifically discussed the position of Serbs in the region, confirmed the responsibility and commitment of Serbia to the welfare of Serbs outside Serbia, and in particular highlighted the need for even greater and more substantial cooperation and concretization of special and parallel relations between the Republika Srpska with Serbia, in the field of developing economic relations and infrastructure projects, as well as in the fields of culture, arts and sports.
5. All the bodies and institutions of the Republic of Serbia, at the height of the migrant crisis and destabilization in the region, identify regional cooperation, the creation of better and higher forms of unity and cooperation with other countries in the region as a vital state and national interest. Serbia will make an active contribution to ensuring that peace and economic prosperity in our region become the main topics, instead of political bickering.
6. All participants agreed that it is necessary that society is governed by open, continuous dialogue on key national issues, that there are no taboo subjects, and that the existence of differences is an evidence of Serbian tolerance, Serbian openness and Serbian strength.
7. By harmonizing the basic elements of the policy that we have to take, it is necessary to achieve the highest level of action agreement and unity in the implementation of the policy which have been agreed upon by the highest state authorities, Serbian Orthodox Church and SANU.
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