Dacic: Guyana was under tremendous pressure over Serbia's request for UNSC session

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday an urgent UNSC session on Kosovo-Metohija, scheduled for Thursday, would be one of the most significant political events at this time and an opportunity for Serbia's arguments to be heard.

Serbia will be represented by President Aleksandar Vucic.

Asked by Tanjug how Guyana, which presides over the UNSC, had decided to call an open session, Dacic responded that, as always before, Serbia had again faced great hypocrisy and double standards from some Western countries and that Guyana had been under tremendous pressure too call a closed session.

He noted that Serbia had requested an UNSC session over the situation in Kosovo-Metohija to let the entire world know of the scale of violations of UNSCR 1244 and the rights and freedoms of Serbs as well as of Pristina's most recent decisions and its ban on the Serbian dinar.

"We have spoken with the countries that do not recognise 'Kosovo'. I have spoken with (Russian FM Sergey) Lavrov and with the ministers from Algeria, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Ecuador. The president (Aleksandar Vucic) has spoken with the Chinese ambassador and sent a letter to President Xi (Jinping). How this situation would develop was unknown until the last moment," Dacic said.

He said he had explained the situation to Guyanese FM Hugh Todd and that the diplomat had shown great understanding.

"He ordered that a session be called pursuant to their decision as (UNSC) president. They did not allow a vote - the president called an open session for Thursday 3 pm - which is 9 pm Serbian time. This is still not official and has still not been published on the (UN) website, so that is why I am saying we are still taking all this information with reservations because we do not know whether anyone could still perhaps exert certain pressure, but the president (Vucic) has been informed there will be a session," Dacic said.

"The Office for Kosovo-Metohija has made an exceptional document that has been distributed to all UNSC member states and the president will certainly deliver a speech that will be of great importance for our state and national interests," he also said.