I tried to go to Kosovo to establish a statue to commemorate those who died during the wars, and to discuss moving on, so we could move into a new era. But I was banned from there.

I tried to make a distinct point that I wasn't retiring - that I was moving on.

I was part of a government that tried to resolve the question of Kosovo by war. Perhaps there is some justice that today I should be the person most responsible for finding a peaceful solution.

Serbs can only leave Kosovo.

A new era of responsibility is here.

We should not be afraid to go into a new era, to leave the old beyond.