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Lajcak said this in a special online panel “Belgrade-Pristina, there is no solution without trust”, within the Belgrade Security Forum, attended by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Avdulah Hoti, whom he thanked their commitment to dialogue and the fact that they also receive harsh criticism at home.
Lajcak notes that he is still “on the right side of history” and that history will recognize him.
The Brussels official also said that the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina is an important element in solving the challenges in the region and that the aim is to achieve three objectives: normalize relations, achieve solutions to European values and norms to bring closer the region to the European future. The whole process contributes to regional stability.
– It is not an easy process, the solution will be a painful compromise, but it will be worth it – Lajcak said.
Without peace, as he pointed out, there can be no solutions to many regional problems, and no sustainable peace without partnership and trust, which applies to all spheres of life, from the economy to progress.
The question, he says, is how you can achieve peace and build trust.
One of the avenues is reconciliation, says Lajcak, affirming that the entire region must face a painful history from which it must learn.
As he said, each side must discover the truth and bear the consequences, regardless of how painful they are.
-But experts, historians and the judiciary must do it … Leave history to historians and the processes to the judiciary. That is not a job for politicians, they should focus on the problems of today and not capitalize on the past – said Lajcak.
The other thing is the European future, Lajcak said, asserting that the Western Balkan countries have a common future, and that is the European future.
Lajcak said that every Balkan leader, when faced with a problem, must consider whether the step he will take will lead him to the EU or not.
“Honestly, I don’t think leaders ask themselves that often, because if they did, they would be closer to the EU,” Lajcak said.
He stated that the European perspective is often “vague” and that EU countries are also cautious when it comes to enlargement, but that EU countries must understand that enlargement is good and that candidate countries understand that enlargement European perspective is the near future. , not a distant dream.
“My answer is hard work,” Lajcak said.
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