Belgrade, 19 April 2024 (MIA) — Commenting on North Macedonia's co-sponsorship of the UN resolution recognizing the Srebrenica massacre as genocide, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that it was "the thanks we get for everything we have done for Skopje," MIA's Belgrade correspondent reports.

"This is a German idea, supported by NATO and everyone else. They also got Rwanda [to co-sponsor it], got New Zealand and Chile. They got a few other countries, too, that have always been sponsors of such projects, like Malaysia and Jordan. They added North Macedonia to the list – no great philosophy there. I thank them for that. I guess this the thanks we get for everything we have done for Skopje. I also saw Austria was there. It did not surprise me, considering all that [Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander] Schallenberg has been doing against our country," Vucic said in a Pink TV appearance.

He said this was a matter under the jurisdiction of the UN Security Council, but it had been moved to the UN General Assembly.

"They knew that the Russians and the Chinese would veto it. That is why they are now going to the UN General Assembly. They expect to secure a majority and they want to hurt Serbs and Serbia." mr/