Vucic: Tourists cancelling trips to Serbia due to blockades

ZITORADJA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday foreign tourists were cancelling trips to Serbia due to blockades in the country and noted that economic growth was slower.

"For the first time ever, we have four months where 28 pct of tourists have cancelled visits to Serbia," Vucic told residents of Zitoradja, southern Serbia.

For the first time ever, our economy is declining as we have slower growth, he said, adding that FDI inflow was at an all-time low.

"It is all because of the blockades, and because of the terror that is being wreaked in Serbia. I am president of Serbia and I have enough courage to tell the truth. I am not interested in ingratiating myself with anyone in any way. That is why I am now telling you that we all have an obligation to fight for our country in a peaceful and democratic way, without violence. We have no backup fatherland," Vucic said.