President Aleksandar Vučić addressed recent remarks made by Minister Snežana Paunović, following Paunović’s controversial assertion that she would have pursued “ethnic cleansing” in Kosovo if she were in the position of Slobodan Milošević in 1998. Paunović’s statements also included repeating Belgrade’s official narrative, specifically by claiming that the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo was directed against Serbs, rather than Albanians. Responding to the press, Vučić distanced the minister’s comments from the state’s official position.
He characterized the declaration as “careless and insufficiently responsible,” stating clearly that it does not reflect the policy or the will of the President or the Serbian Government. Vučić emphasized the current diplomatic direction, asserting, “This statement does not reflect the will and policy of the President and the Serbian Government. We must be responsible.
Our policy is dialogue, compromise, talks, and never ethnic cleansing.”
The remarks underscore a divergence between the minister’s commentary and the government’s stated commitment to international diplomatic processes. Vučić’s address served to firmly reassert the state’s adherence to non-violent resolution methods, rejecting the historical rhetoric of ethnic cleansing and reaffirming a policy centered on dialogue between parties involved in the region.
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