Montenegro will recognize Kosovo

[TirAlb]

27 January 2008 | 11:27 | Source: B92, FoNet
PODGORICA -- Milo Đukanović says that "in the end Montenegro just as the rest of the region" will recognize an independent Kosovo.

"We have chosen to be a part of the European Union, and will have to honor its decisions. Naturally, Montenegro is not taking the role of the leader when it comes to Kosovo's independence," said the chairman of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and Montenegro's former president and prime minister, who led his country to renewed independence in 2006.

"But, in the end, we will recognize Kosovo's independence just as other regional countries will," Đukanović added in an interview for a Sarajevo television outlet.

Asked about the second round of presidential elections in Serbia, Đukanović said he hoped that Serbia will take a pro-European path.

As for the good election result of the Radicals' candidate, Tomislav Nikolić, considered an ultra-nationalist who would lead the country to renewed isolation, the Montenegrin leader said this was in part down to Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica and President Boris Tadić's actions.

"They created a space for Nikolić with their clumsy policies, especially regarding [Serbia's]national interests," he said.

"Everything tells us Serbia ought to be the engine to take the region forward and toward Europe. However, due to some well-known issues from the recent past, it is now the last carriage in that train," Đukanović was blunt.

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[olvios]

hey they use the Byzantine symbol too!

With 650,000 population they do what they are told by the stronger countries.