Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he hoped the new US administration would have a different attitude toward his country's issue with Kosovo from that heard in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Foreign Affairs discussed key problems in the region, namely relations between Serbia and Kosovo, the situation in Bosnia and the influence of China and Russia.

Vucic said US would pressure Serbia on Kosovo, but also the Republika Srpska (RS), the Serb-dominated entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina.

„If I would recognise the recognition of Kosovo, I would get the Nobel Peace Prize. I would become the biggest democrat not only in this part of Europe but in the entire world,“ Vucic said.

But, he added, „it’s up to us to lead own foreign policy and to understand we’ll face even stronger pressure… I have never said we won’t be in a difficult situation.“

On Wednesday, a draft report by the European Parliament (EP) called on the remaining five EU member states to recognise Kosovo’s independence and thus join the other bloc’s countries in treating former Serbia’s province as an independent state.

Regarding the US, Vucic said its stand toward Belgrade – Pristina relations had never been different. Asked if the US new administration would pressure him more to recognise Kosovo, he said that „it would be even more difficult.“

But, he added, „so what? We’ll fight, we’ll fight with the truth.“

Serbia’s President said those pressure aimed at Serbia because „there are those who wish it to be weak and destroyed“ as, according to him, „like it was 10-12 years ago.

Vucic said the „stories about the lack of democracy in Serbia“ were „only a political mean to exert pressure“ on him.

„Serbia suits many only when it’s weak. We want to be partners with all our neighbours. But we cannot be weak only to make them happy,“ he said, adding his country could not allow being banned from speaking about its victims, „always respecting theirs.“