Serbian Parliament Speaker Ivica Dacic said on Friday the number of countries to revoke their recognitions of the so-called Kosovo would grow constantly as a result of Belgrade’s fresh campaign aimed at further derecognitions of Pristina’s unilateral declaration of independence.

Serbian Parliament Speaker Ivica Dacic said on Friday the number of countries to revoke their recognitions of the so-called Kosovo would grow constantly as a result of Belgrade’s fresh campaign aimed at further derecognitions of Pristina’s unilateral declaration of independence.

“A continuation of the campaign for derecognitions of ‘Kosovo’ is a logical response to the fact that Pristina does not respect the Washington Agreement. That is the response that is hurting them the most. I am certain all Western countries will condemn our derecognition campaign, while no one said a word against Pristina’s request for admission to the Council of Europe,” Dacic told Tanjug.

He said Belgrade’s campaign “destroys their concept that it is all over and that Serbia just needs to recognise ‘Kosovo’.”

“Nothing is over, and Serbia will not recognise ‘Kosovo’. The situation has changed drastically in recent years – 22 countries have derecognised ‘Kosovo’. Now, the numbers are in our favour – 100 out of 193 UN member states do not recognise ‘Kosovo’,” Dacic said.

“Once our derecognition campaign continues, the number will grow constantly because the significance of the principle of territorial integrity is now valued more than ever in the international community. I guess the principle also applies to Serbia and its territorial integrity,” he said.