No conditions, but "conditions met"

Although he said seven years ago that he would not send an ambassador to Kosovo until the Montenegrin minority is included in the Constitution of that country, which has not yet happened, President Filip Vujanović changed his mind and yesterday received the newly appointed ambassador to Kosovo, Ferhat Dinoša.

Vujanović, as announced by his cabinet, said that the conditions have been met for the two countries to exchange ambassadors.

Dinoša will take over the position of ambassador at a time when the political crisis in Kosovo was caused, among other things, by the demarcation agreement with Montenegro, which, according to the opposition there, damaged Kosovo by more than 8.000 hectares.

Vujanović, as reported, said that the Montenegrin community in Kosovo is recognized by law but has not yet been included in the Constitution, and as the reason he pointed out that "Kosovo is going through a specific period of parliamentary life, which significantly affects the dynamics of changing the Constitution".

In the announcement of the Vujanović cabinet, it is stated that Dinoša emphasized that he will be committed to the cooperation of the two countries, stressing "his commitment to the affirmation of friendship and complete understanding in order to improve otherwise meaningful relations".

Milan Roćen, Prime Minister Milo Đukanović's advisor, said in 2012, while he was the head of diplomacy, that the Government did not need the signature of Vujanović's letter of credit in order to open an embassy in Kosovo. The embassy in Pristina was opened in 2012, without an ambassador, with Chargé d'Affaires Radovan Miljanić.