Serbian politicians described as unacceptable former President Boris Tadic's presence at the 7th Croatia Summit in Dubrovnik on Saturday, saying Serbia was not gaining anything by it, while analysts said there was nothing at issue and that it was a semi-private visit.
Prime Minister Designate Ivica Dacic said nobody could decide how someone who was not a state official should behave and that everyone had the right to act, privately or as political party president, as they thought was right. Tadic is the president of the Democratic Party (DS).
"I refused a number of times to attend conferences with representatives of the so-called authorities in Kosovo and Metohija, so I think that political parties should not behave differently when in power and when in the opposition. Our state policy should be clearly defined. I think nothing was gained in this way, except giving legitimacy to (Kosovo PM) Hashim Thaci, bearing in mind that he is suspected of involvement in trafficking in (human) organs in Kosovo," said Dacic.
He said Tadic could have met with Thaci many times and that it was not good that he had done it now, in Dubrovnik.
"If that was his decision, nobody can object to it. I'm not criticising him, only proposing that the state consider its policy. The DS should say what their policy is," Dacic said, adding that this had obviously been a private visit on Tadic's part and that it was a DS matter.
The New Serbia party said Tadic's attendance at the Croatia Summit was unacceptable, dangerous for Serbia and against its Constitution.
