Serb president wants Turkey's apology on Kosovo

Serb president wants Turkey's apology on Kosovo

BELGRADE - The Associated Press
Serb president wants Turkeys apology on Kosovo

'Turkey is Kosovo and Kosovo is Turkey,' Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in Prizren on Oct. 23, angering Serbian officials.

Serbia's president says he won't take part in a Balkan initiative with Turkey in protest over reported remarks by Turkey's prime minister in Kosovo.

Serbian media have quoted Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as saying in Kosovo on Oct. 23 that "Turkey is Kosovo and Kosovo is Turkey." The comment has been widely criticized in Serbia which is sensitive to past Ottoman rule in the Balkans and to any acknowledgement of Kosovo's independence.

Kosovo is a former Serbian province that declared independence in 2008, a move rejected by Belgrade.

President Tomislav Nikolic on Oct. 26 sought an apology for the "scandal," saying he's pulling out of talks with Bosnia and Turkey on postwar Balkan stability.

The move further strains relations after Serbia's government sought a formal explanation Friday. Turkey has recognized Kosovo's independence.

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