The decision to release Naser Oric was politically motivated and is anything but fair, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told an extraordinary press conference.

Speaking about the negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina, Vucic told the press conference that one must always “leave room to talk about,” and that “after the last meeting on Tuesday the deal was not to go public with the details.”

“I gave my word that this would not happen and there was nothing in any of our media,” he asserted, and added: “There were no unnamed sources, nor anything similar. Hashim Thaci talked about it tonight; of course he was not telling the truth.”

According to Vucic, “the bridge over the Ibar River was not talked about at all on Tuesday – nor was the issue of energy.

“I halted the talk about energy when I said I did not want to hear about them trying to take Serb property. Now they say – it is about to be signed. Oh, seriously? Maybe, if you replace me by then. I’m not going to sign it for you for as long as I live,” said Vucic.

The prime minister also stated he “had no interest in the threats” and that the topic of the bridge on the Ibar was “invented in order to, I guess, find another way to pressure Serbs.”

According to him, “we expect progress on the European path,” while “we could only lose face by our own decisions, not by someone else, if we do not act honorably and responsibly.”

“I do not and will not give Gazivode,” he said of the lake and the hydro-power complex named after it, and added: “I was elected by citizens of Serbia and I answer to them, not to foreign embassies. My job is to take care of the government and the assets of Serbia,” said Vucic, stating that “people, whether they like me or not, can see how much we work.”

Speaking about the upcoming visit of the German chancellor, he said: “Mrs. Merkel is a dear guest. I cannot determine what she will do when she comes here, but at the same time she cannot determine what I will do. That’s normal.”/b92/