Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic apologised on Wednesday for calling Slovenians “disgusting”, clarifying he was only referring to their politicians.
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00:00The Serbian president has apologized for calling Slovenians disgusting on the sidelines of
00:07a meeting at the UN.
00:08Aleksandar Vučić said he was referring to the country's politicians and not its people
00:14and that it was a reaction to what he saw as anti-Serbian policies and statements.
00:21It was clear to everyone that Slovenians were responsible for the UN Security Council meeting.
00:27It was clear to everyone that they were referring to the individuals who were talking about it
00:32and referring to their policies.
00:34But I will say it again, it's not a problem for me.
00:36Of course, it's not a dictionary I should use, but I said what I think about their policies.
00:43As far as Slovenians are concerned, what they wanted to say, I said it about Slovenians.
00:47It's not about Slovenians, it's about the people.
00:50I have a lot of friends, I have a family in Slovenia.
00:54Slovenia's Foreign Minister Tanja Fejon has summoned Serbian representatives to discuss Vučić's comment.
01:01Both countries were part of the former Yugoslavia and have had occasionally strained relations.