“It’s hard to say who was more disgusting, the Slovenians or someone else,” Vučić said earlier this week.
The remarks triggered a swift rebuke from Ljubljana. Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon called them “an insult to our entire nation,” summoned the Serbian chargé d’affaires and demanded an apology.
“The message is not suitable for a country that repeats its commitment and belonging to European values, which it emphasizes in the process of negotiations for EU membership,” she said.
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob said Vučić’s “statements remind us of a different time and are unworthy of relations between the two countries.”
Vučić acknowledged that he called Slovenians “disgusting” but insisted he was “referring to the session of the Security Council.” He said he had lots of 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 certainly did not mean all Slovenians, and tell them to their face what I think about their bad policy toward the Serbian people,” he said.
