Municipality of Mojkovac: It is scandalous that we do not have our own representative in the commission formed by Mujović

"We will remind the entire public that the Municipality of Mojkovac previously sent an invitation to Minister Mujović to visit our municipality and to speak with legitimate representatives, among other things, on the subject of mines."

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The building that houses the Municipality of Mojkovac, Photo: Screenshot/TV Vijesti
The building that houses the Municipality of Mojkovac, Photo: Screenshot/TV Vijesti
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It is scandalous that the Municipality of Mojkovac does not have its legitimate representative in the Interdepartmental Commission for the preparation of an expert analysis of the Contract on the concession of the Brskovo mine, it was announced from that municipality.

They said that they learned about the formation of the commission from the media and that they are obliged to point out several facts.

"First of all, we welcome the decision of the Government of Montenegro and the ministers to form the Commission and that its sessions be open to the public, but it is also scandalous that the Municipality does not have its legitimate representative in the aforementioned commission, bearing in mind that all the activities of the local self-government on the topic of mines were transparent and in favor citizens of Mojkovac," the announcement states.

"We will remind the entire public that the Municipality of Mojkovac previously sent an invitation to Minister Mujović to visit our municipality and to speak with legitimate representatives, among other things, on the subject of mines. However, we have not received an answer to date, which we consider extremely unacceptable and irresponsible. We have an obligation to let's once again remind Minister Mujović that the Municipality of Mojkovac made conclusions and proposals regarding the activities of the potential opening of the 'Brskovo' mine in November of last year," it was added.

They pointed out that they sent the proposals and conclusions to the Government and the Ministry of Energy and Mining.

"One of the many conclusions was the possibility of citizens' referendum on the issue of opening the Brskovo mine. It was quite realistic to expect the minister to respond to our call and to hear the opinion of the municipality's representative on the topic of the mine. Not wanting to get into the professional references of individual members of the Commission yet Once again, we emphasize that the citizens of Mojkovac should be represented by representatives of the local self-government, taking into account first and foremost the interests of all citizens," the announcement reads.

"Finally, we would like to emphasize that the aforementioned Commission should give an opinion on the entire project, taking into account the demographic, economic and environmental side of the project, and not only on the legal aspect of the contract," the announcement concludes.

The first session of the Interdepartmental Commission is scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday).

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