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Serbia says it supports Montenegro in NATO
Serbia says it supports the bid of its former Balkan partner Montenegro to join NATO, but that Belgrade will stay out of the alliance that bombed it over Kosovo in 1999. President Boris Tadic says Serbia “fully and honestly supports Montenegro’s intention to become a member of NATO.” He added during a visit to Montenegro... »
Kosovo Albanians accuse Montenegro of encroaching on “their” territory
Bajram Rexhepi, interior minister of Kosovo, accused Montenegrin officials of turning a blind eye to the encroachment of its territory, according to the Friday edition of the Pristina daily Kosova Sot. Rexhepi said Montenegrin residents had moved one of the key stones marking the border deeper into Kosovo territory. He said he had spoken to... »
Senior Chinese legislator meets Montenegrin president
Visiting senior Chinese legislator Chen Zhili met Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic here Friday to discuss relations between their two countries. During the talks in the Montenegrin capital, Chen, vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress, noted that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Montenegro, the two sides had... »
Ex-Thai PM safe in Montenegro, for now
Montenegro said Tuesday that former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, accused in his home country of terrorism, won’t be extradited or tried without proof or an international arrest warrant. Thai authorities charged Thaksin this week with playing a role in the deadly Bangkok street protests of his “red shirts” supporters. The charges carry a possible... »
Montenegro’s governing party excels in election
Officials say Montenegro’s governing party has won a local election in most municipalities, but must share power in the country’s capital. The preliminary results of Sunday ballot indicate that Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic’s Democratic Party of Socialists won in 12 of 14 municipalities in the small Balkan country. Election authorities say the party also won the... »
Montenegro arrests suspected ‘Pink Panther’ thief
Montenegrin police say they have arrested a suspected member of the so-called Pink Panther ring of thieves sought by Austria over a 2008 heist. Police said Tuesday 24-year-old Bojan Vuckovic was arrested last week on the border between Serbia and Montenegro. Vuckovic is suspected of taking part in a robbery of a jewelry shop in Vienna... »
Montenegro becomes an associate member of the EU
The tiny Balkan country of Montenegro became an associate member of the European Union (EU) on Saturday, reported Montenegrin state radio and television network RTCG. According to Gordana Djurovic, minister for European Integration, the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU took effect on May 1, having been ratified by all 27 EU member... »
Montenegrins storm factory over layoffs
Montenegrin workers have stormed a factory owned by a Russian tycoon and evicted the management in protest over recent layoffs. The leader of the workers says they want the Montenegrin government to take over KAP aluminum factory from embattled Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska. The authorities say they will hold talks Friday with the Russian management, who... »
Morocco, Montenegro Bosnia seek cultural ties
This came Monday in a meeting between Moroccan Foreign Minister, Taib Fassi Fihri and Bosnian counterpart, Sven Alkalaj during which both parties discussed means to develop bilateral cooperation and other issues of common interest. Speaking at a press briefing following the meeting, Fassi Fihri said the meeting aims at consolidating the legal framework of the... »
Montenegro: NATO “national priority”
Montenegrin Speaker of the House Ranko Krivokapic indicated that NATO membership was “national priority” for Montenegro during his meeting with Admiral Mark Fitzgerald of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command Naples in Podgorica on Thursday. Krivokapic also underscored the military alliance’s interest in this tiny Balkan country, adding that for “NATO it is also strategically important... »
