Kosovo in Council of Europe,Vucic writes to European leaders

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 13 APR - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has sent a letter to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and other European leaders denouncing the illegality and procedural violations of the ongoing process for Kosovo's admission to the Council of Europe.
    Breaking the news on Friday, Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said that this issue is not the only one behind Serbia's intense pressures, which are a source of great concern for President Vucic.
    In the coming weeks, she noted, a resolution on the Srebrenica genocide will be voted on at the U.N. General Assembly, which is causing new tensions between Belgrade and Sarajevo. At the same time, pressure from the international community grows on Serbia for its refusal to adhere to sanctions against Russia. "I have never seen President Vucic as concerned as he is now," Mali said.
    Belgrade strongly opposes a possible entry of Kosovo into the Council of Europe, and yesterday, Vucic said that Pristina's admission would, in practice, mean Serbia's exclusion from the pan-European organization.
    The president added that on Monday, he would send his representative to the United Nations with a letter for the General Assembly presidency pointing out several procedural violations related to the planned resolution on Srebrenica.
    Serbs and Bosnian Serbs argue that there was no genocide in Srebrenica. They are critical of the willingness of part of the international community to place the stigma of 'genocidal people' on the Serbs. (ANSA).