Will the banana trees green the destroyed Kostanjica?

The guests of Petr Komnenić are: Pavle Radulović, Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Janko Ljumović, Minister of Culture, Anastazija Miranović, Director of the Administration for the Protection of Cultural Property, Vladimir Jokić, President of the Municipality of Kotor, Slobodan Mitrović, architect and member of the Society of Friends of Boke Heritage.
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Our Lady of Škrpjela, Photo: Siniša Luković
Our Lady of Škrpjela, Photo: Siniša Luković
Disclaimer: The translations are mostly done through AI translator and might not be 100% accurate.
Ažurirano: 13.04.2017. 20:15h

On the day when the new government was formed in Kotor, the government made a decision to ban construction in Kotor, and the same government allowed construction that had never been seen in the history of Kotor, said the president of the Kotor municipality, Vladimir Jokić, in the program Načisto, which is currently being broadcast on TV Vijesti. .

Stream of the show:

21:50 "We banned construction in order to assess the situation and to get recommendations for the current situation," says Radulović.

21:30 First of all, I blame the Municipality of Kotor, said Anastazija Miranović, speaking about the situation in that area. "A couple of people can't protect something. It's not just the Management's fault, I'm very objective and realistic." Mitrović explained to Miranović that the Municipality is only the owner of the monuments, and that they are managed by the state.

21:07 Speaking about the Turkish Cape, Mitrović said that Miranović could have refused to sign those plans and documents. "Obviously, personal interests dominate," he said. "It's not true that there was never any construction there, even if there wasn't why wouldn't there be any construction there," Miranović said.

She assessed that human needs in the 21st century are more advanced. "A terrace where I can sit with my friends is a better condition for me than an old hood," says Miranović.

21:00 "The temporary facility on Cape Turkey has permission to exist until 2018," explained Radulović.

He said that Turkski rt is a road embankment, not a location.

20:55 "With your one signature, you can stop further construction on Turkish Cape," said Jokić. Ljumović told Jokić that "if you think that we can only talk within the media space, then that is not right." The minister added that he believes that what is happening now on the Turkish Cape is not temporary construction.

20:46 Ljumović accused Jokić of not wanting to cooperate with the Ministry of Culture. "The chaos was produced by the irresponsibility of all actors in this process," he says.

20:34 Anastazija Miranović says that she did not consider resigning. "The whole uproar that arose around Kotor and UNESCO was propagated by the media," she claims. Miranović says that such a delicate issue cannot be a matter of one party but of consensus.

"I was not legally obliged to give a study to the mayor of Kotor at that time. It is a study of the protection of cultural assets," she explained. Miranović states that only one body cannot work and that there was no cooperation. "I'm not saying we don't bear responsibility."

20:30 "Your Ministry, your company only provides location studies, DUPs and arranges virgin locations for investors," claims Mitrović.

20:28 "If you ask me as a citizen if I am satisfied with the construction and planning system in Montenegro, I will tell you that I am not," said Minister Radulović. Mitrović interrupted Radulović and said that the only thing the Government needs to do is demolish. "Just to demolish, nothing more! Just to demolish".

20:22 "The story of responsibility may be relevant in 2018 if we irresponsibly postpone the procedure until December 1," explained Ljumović. He claims that the action plan is the result of a responsible policy.

"Already on the second day, when I took office, I started to deal with the story surrounding the UNESCO declaration," says Ljumović.

20:14 "The government had a frivolous approach. The position that we can be deleted from the list is tragic," said Mitrović. He said that the devastation is happening legally, "planned, according to the law, by people who don't see what they are doing."

"Kotor is the only case in the history of UNESCO that it was put on the UNESCO list in 24 hours," Mitrović reminded.

20:11 "The problem exists and must be solved, but who solves it and in what way is extremely important," said Jokić. He said that serious work and public discussion should contribute to the solution, and that it will not be possible to solve it overnight.

Topic on

How did Kotor come to be in danger of being deleted from the list of world natural and cultural heritage and to whose credit? How does the protection system work and to whom is it subordinated - to the public interest or privileged investors?

Who, despite earlier recommendations, and under what circumstances enabled the further devastation of this precious area? Is the devastation, despite the Government's action plan, still ongoing? Can there be a compromise between the Government and the opposition municipal government regarding this burning problem? What is the prerequisite for an agreement? Who profited from the devastation of world heritage?

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