Serbian Ambassador Vladimir Božović was invited today to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a meeting with the State Secretary, Ambassador Vladimir Radulović.
The central topic of the meeting was Ambassador Božović's comment on social networks regarding the broadcast of a musical number by Croatian artist Marko Perković Thompson in the morning program of RTCG on May 9 on Europe Day and Victory over Fascism Day.
As announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was jointly concluded that there was an inappropriate editorial error, but that the reaction of the RTCG authorities, the editorial board, the Council and the editor of the show was "quick and exemplary". Also, very quickly editorial and professional responsibility was determined and sanctions were imposed, the MFA added.
"Ambassador Radulović underlined that, in this sense, the part of the comment related to the determination of the professional and disciplinary responsibility of journalists at the Public Service was absolutely inappropriate, because the determination of this type of responsibility is not part of the mandate of either the ambassador of Serbia or the ambassador of any other country. it belongs exclusively to the institutions of Montenegro and their competent authorities," the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states.
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Radulović, as it is added, also pointed out that "such actions, which represent interference in the internal organization of sovereign states, are not only contrary to the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, but also to the elementary rules of decency and good neighborly relations".
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Božović said that he understood the arguments and "the justification of this reaction and the assessments presented, while expressing his belief that such imprecise interpretations will not be repeated and that this was not the intention at any time."
"At the end of the conversation, Ambassador Radulović apostrophized that Montenegro as a country and as a society is completely based on the principles and values of anti-fascism and that Ustaše and Chetniks and their protagonists, as Quisling and criminal ideologies, are not equal in Montenegrin society with anti-fascism and resistance movements," concludes the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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