The Prime Minister of Serbia Anna Brnabic said she is optimistic about the outcome of the Djokovic case.
This morning I contacted the Australian Foreign Minister by telephone. There is a positive tone from the Australian side. I stated that the Serbian government is ready to provide every guarantee to allow Novak to enter Australia, Anna Brnabic said in an interview with a private TV station.
The Serbian Prime Minister said that following interventions from Belgrade, gluten-free food, a laptop computer and data cards were handed over to Djokovic so that he could communicate with his family. Anna Brnabic also said that the request for Djokovic to stay in a private residence was not accepted and so the Serbian tennis player will remain in the illegal immigrant hotel until Monday when his appeal will be heard.
Unlike the Serbian Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament Ivica Dacic did not seem so optimistic.
I think it is unlikely that Australia will respect any of Serbia's requests. This is about politicising the Djokovic case. Hundreds and thousands of people are granted medical exemption to visit a country every day. [] IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE CASE. WE MUST MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS EVENT WILL HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR RELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIA, DACIC SAID IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SERBIAN PUBLIC TELEVISION (RTS).
The speaker also mentioned that Djokovic holds a Serbian diplomatic passport. Novak Djokovic has been hosted since last Thursday in an illegal immigrant hotel in Melbourne, where he was taken after the Australian federal authorities refused to allow him to enter the country under a medical exemption.
Djokovic refuses to take the coronavirus vaccine and travelled to Australia to participate in the Australian Open tournament having secured a visa under a medical exemption because he had fallen ill. The border authorities considered his visa invalid and decided to deport him. The Serbian tennis player appealed and the case will be heard next Monday.
Source: Proto Thema
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