“It’s hard to say who was more disgusting, the Slovenians or someone else,” Vučić said earlier this week.
The remarks sparked a swift rebuke from Ljubljana. Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon called them “an insult to our entire nation,” summoned the Serbian charge d’affaires and demanded an apology.
“The message is not suitable for a country that reiterates its commitment and its belonging to European values, which it emphasizes in the process of EU accession negotiations,” she said.
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob said that Vučić’s “statements remind us of another era and are unworthy of relations between the two countries.”
Vučić acknowledged calling Slovenes “disgusting,” but insisted he was “referring to the Security Council session.” He said he had many friends in Slovenia but would “reduce” his visits to the country and invited Golob and the Slovenian president to Belgrade for a face-to-face discussion.
“If necessary, I will apologize once again and tell them that I was certainly not talking to all Slovenes, and I will tell them to their faces what I think about their bad policy towards the Serbian people,” he said. he declares.
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