Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said that if a vote were to be held, Kosovo would have enough votes to be admitted to the Council of Europe, given how many member states have recognized its independence, but the question is whether all of those states believe the topic needs discussion at the moment, reports the Serbian agency Beta, quoted by Rador.

“When it comes to the states that have recognized Kosovo, we are the worst in Europe,” said Dacic, adding that Kosovo’s request to be admitted to the Council of Europe is not on the agenda of the Committee of Ministers, that Ireland did not include the request during his term , and so far no Iceland, which currently chairs the Committee of Ministers.

According to Dacic, Kosovo has no right to be a member of the Council of Europe because it is not a state and is not a member of the UN. Dacic explained that when it comes to Kosovo’s request for the status of a candidate country for the European Union, everything is much clearer here, since decisions are made by consensus, and five EU countries have not recognized Kosovo, so the decision cannot be in favor of Kosovo.

Speaking about the possible admission of Kosovo to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Dacic said that even here it is decided only by consensus, so only the Council of Europe is “the only place where Kosovo can have any chance.”

Dacic said Iceland was under pressure, especially from Germany, to have the Kosovo request addressed at the weekly head of mission meeting in Strasbourg.

“If the request of Kosovo enters the procedure before the April summit of the member states of the Council of Europe, the question arises whether Serbia should participate in the summit,” Dacic said.

Asked whether Serbia could take such a radical gesture as leaving the Council of Europe, Dacic said it was necessary to analyze what was in Serbia’s interests, but he would not give up the fight. “Besides statehood, a formal condition, Kosovo does not meet the political conditions to be admitted to the Council of Europe,” Dacic concluded.