The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, stated tonight that Serbia does not interfere in the internal affairs of Montenegro in any way and that she feels the need as Prime Minister to criticize the claims made by the President of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović.
Đukanović stated that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and the current politics of Serbia "showed very problematic intentions" towards Montenegro and that since the passing of the Law on Freedom of Religion, since December, there has been strong media and political aggression from Belgrade, "from everyone".
In a written statement, Brnabić assessed that the question was an attempt at political deception, which Djukanović uses "to explain the causes of his party's election result".
"In the past eight years, Aleksandar Vučić mentioned Montenegro and Milo Đukanović less times than Đukanović mentioned Serbia and Vučić in just this one interview, and every time, like so many times before, in a negative context," emphasized Brnabić.
She pointed out that the fact that Đukanović cannot dispute is that Serbia does not interfere in the internal affairs of Montenegro in any way and that it did not influence the election process in Montenegro.
"There is no question that Montenegro is in any way threatened by Serbia, and it is more than clear that Đukanović is trapped in political phrases that he has used for years to score political points with false stories about the threat of Montenegro instead of focusing on the real needs and problems of its citizens," Brnabić assessed.
She stated that Serbia wants the best possible relations with Montenegro and all countries in the region, and that it is committed to building a stable, connected and secure Balkans.
"This is precisely the reason why Vučić launched the 'little Schengen' initiative so that the countries of the region cooperate economically in the interest of all citizens. It is the best defense against all policies and politicians who cannot step out of the 90s of the last century," she said. is Brnabić.
She added that the attitude towards that initiative, which Montenegro has not yet accepted, clearly shows who is dedicated to the issues of the common future, and who is building their political position on problems from the past.
"Serbia is ready to lend a hand to any idea that will lead to the improvement of living standards, the creation of new jobs, the building of a more certain and secure future for all citizens of our part of Europe, in the hope that we will all become members of the EU very soon. That is what I want I am sending a message to Đukanović, the citizens of Montenegro and the citizens of Serbia," she emphasized.
Dacic: It was not Vucic who asked the citizens of Montenegro who to vote for, but Ram
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Ivica Dacic, said tonight that Serbia and its President Aleksandar Vučić have never interfered in the internal affairs of Montenegro.
"Vučić did not invite the citizens of Montenegro for whom to vote, but (Prime Minister of Albania Edi) Rama and the others, and that, according to Milo Đukanović, is not interference in internal affairs," Dacić said in a written statement.
Dacić emphasized that Serbia is not interested in the issue of the government in Montenegro, but only in the rights and freedoms of the Serbian people, who make up about 29 percent in that country, as well as the position of the Serbian Orthodox Church "whose property and shrines were the target of attacks by the Montenegrin authorities".
"It is the legitimate right of Serbia according to all international conventions. And all with the aim that the Serbian and Montenegrin people live in peace and fraternal harmony as they have lived for centuries," Dacic added.
He assessed that it is "shameful" that Đukanović "attacks Serbia and Aleksandar Vučić" for interfering in the internal affairs of Montenegro, while he "interfered most directly in the internal affairs of Serbia by recognizing Kosovo".
"It's time for Đukanović to stop scaring Montenegro with alleged Serbian hegemony, that tactic failed in the elections. 30 years ago, Milo Đukanović declared that he was proud of his Serbian origin and Montenegrin statehood, did he lie then or is he lying now," asked Dacic .
Dacic also asked why Đukanović is "bothered", as he said, by the "Greater Serbian triangle of Belgrade, Banjaluka and Podgorica", and "is not bothered by, even supported by, the Greater Albanian quadrangle" - Tirana, Pristina, Skopje and Podgorica.
"Everyone seems to understand why," emphasized Dacic.
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