Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic told officials from Republika Srpska (RS), a Serb entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that Belgrade has its principles and interests regarding Kosovo which it did not give up no matter what the other side would demand, the news agency reported on Thursday.

 After meeting with them in Belgrade, Vucic promised to help RS if it had liquidity problems, “although they did not ask for it.”

He said he faced “not an easy schedule” with meetings with the European Union special envoy Miroslav Lajčák, then trips to Moscow and Washington, adding there were other events he could not talk about right now.

Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of the Bosnia's tripartite Presidency, said Serbia did not have to worry about anything else while negotiating with Kosovo.

He added that “all others will be seen and heard,” but that “Serbia's and Serbs’ vital national interests must be guarded.”

Vucic added he informed the top RS leaders about “everything I know and what I believe we might face, telling them what Serbia's interests are and how much we want to preserve peace and stability.”

“But,” he said, “Serbia has its interests to protect regardless of what requests would come from the other side.”

Regarding Serbia – RS relations, Vucic said they were at the high level and added he was glad to have “pragmatic and rational cooperation with (the Federation of) Bosnia and Herzegovina,” adding it could be even better.

Asked if Serbia plans to purchase RS power company, Vucic said Belgrade was interested in some power companies in the region but that he could not give more details about his country's plans.