President of Serbia Aleksandar VucicBELGRADE, Jan 23Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić accused the Rockefeller Foundation of sponsoring anti-government protests in Serbia in order to change the current government in the country. The US, British and German embassies on the eve of the official statement rejected the assumption of supporting mass protests of eco-activists in Serbia. Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said earlier that NGOs and foundations from the West have become more active in the country over the past year and a half and finance environmental associations and protests. The head of government cited the Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, the Open Society Foundations, as well as British and German organizations as an example. Vučić said in early January that mass environmental protests in the country with highway blockades and incidents are sponsored by organizations from the West, including NGOs «German Marshall Fund of the United States», in the interests of his political opponents.» Rockefeller (Rockefeller Foundation — ed.) when they give money to Sava Manoilovich (one of the leaders of the protests — ed.) They say that this is for general activities. They take you for an idiot , they want to kill two flies with one blow — to significantly influence and help overthrow the government in Serbia, and on the other hand, to protect their commercial interests,» the Serbian president said on TV Pink. — the British concern Rio Tinto for the extraction of lithium in the north-west of the country, plans for which caused massive environmental protests. Previously, the country's authorities have repeatedly It was clearly said that they would allow Rio Tinto to exploit lithium deposits only after a referendum. Deposits of the mineral jadarite (lithium and sodium borosilicate with hydroxyl) were discovered in the area of the Jadar River near the city of Loznica in western Serbia in 2004, in 2006 the new mineral was named after the river. According to experts, the deposit may contain up to 10% of the explored reserves of lithium in the world. One of the largest multinational mining and metals companies, Rio Tinto, whose geologists discovered the deposit, announced in July that it plans to invest $2.4 billion to extract the mineral and produce lithium from it.
Vučić called the information about the preparation of the assassination attempt on him not particularly significant
