Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has once again included Kosovo in Serbia’s national strategy “Serbia 2030”, repeating Belgrade’s longstanding territorial claims during the presentation of the development plan.
The event opened symbolically with a greeting from a Chinese-made robot, after which Vučić introduced Serbia’s strategic vision through 2030. However, a significant part of his speech focused on Kosovo, where he repeated the official Serbian narrative that considers it part of Serbia.
“The Constitution of the Republic of Serbia clearly states that Kosovo is an autonomous province within Serbia… The only solution for Kosovo is dialogue, without conflict or war, but dialogue and only dialogue,” Vučić said.
Such statements are widely viewed as a continuation of Belgrade’s political rhetoric that ignores the reality of Kosovo’s independence, which has been recognized by more than 100 countries worldwide.
At the same time, Vučić complained that he has “no partner for dialogue,” claiming that Kosovo’s institutions aim to expel Serbs from the territory.
In the same speech, he also said Serbia would continue supporting Serbian religious institutions in Kosovo, including monasteries and churches — a move critics say is aimed at maintaining political and institutional influence in another state.
Vučić also attempted to present Serbia as militarily neutral, acknowledging that the country cannot confront NATO and must maintain pragmatic relations with the alliance.
“We have always had good relations with the Russian Federation, and now we have increasingly good relations with the People’s Republic of China. We must also build good strategic and tactical relations with NATO countries,” he stated.
The Serbian president also warned about a possible escalation of global conflicts, referring to the war involving the United States and Israel against Iran, suggesting that future conflicts could involve dangerous weapons, including nuclear arms.
“This is only the beginning of the conflict… This is only the beginning of conflicts across the world,” Vučić said.
At the end of the presentation, he also announced plans to modernize the Serbian military, including creating a digital army modeled after Israel and opening a military drone production factory in cooperation with another leading country in the sector.
