The government, at the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, adopted proposals for the appointment of several new ambassadors to replace previously recalled diplomats.
Thus, Milka Tadić Mijović was proposed as the new ambassador of Montenegro to the United States of America, and Srećko Crnogorac as ambassador to China, "Vijesti" learned from several sources in the Government.
Tadić Mijović is the president of the Center for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro (CIN-CG), a long-time journalist of the weekly Monitor. She will replace Nebojsa Kaluđerović in Washington.
The Montenegrin, who was Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić's advisor on foreign policy, will replace Darko Pajović in Beijing, who was among the first ambassadors recalled after the change of government.
The government proposed civil activist and member of the former Liberal Alliance Džemal Perović as ambassador to Albania, while professor from the University of Donja Gorica Filip Ivanović should replace the impeached Miodrag Vlahović in the Vatican.
Vladimir Vučinić, general director for NATO and security policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been proposed as the ambassador of Montenegro to the United Nations in New York, where he will replace Milica Pejanović Đurišić.
Advisors from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stanica Anđić and Milena Šofranac Ljubojević, were proposed as ambassadors in Rome and Poland.
Šofranac Ljubojević will replace the recalled ambassador to Italy Sanja Vlahović, and Andjić will replace Budimir Šegrt, who was arrested at the end of last year for abuse of position in the privatization of the Meljine hospital.
Božidarka Krunić, who was previously the Montenegrin ambassador in Strasbourg, was proposed for the position of ambassador in the Mission of Montenegro to the Council of Europe.
Petar Marković, a lecturer at the Free University in Brussels, should be the Montenegrin ambassador in the Mission of Montenegro to the EU in Brussels, and Čedomir Fuštić in London. Fuštić is the general director for bilateral affairs and economic and cultural diplomacy in the MFA, and he will replace Vladimir Beratović in London. Marković will replace Bojan Šarkić in Brussels.
Aleksandar Moštrokol was proposed as the ambassador of Montenegro in Berlin, instead of Vera Kuliš, and Linda Camaj as the ambassador to Kosovo, instead of Ferhat Dinoša, whose mandate expired.
Moštrokol was ambassador to Hungary and former director of the Gaming Authority.
The appointment of the ambassador must be approved by the President of the country, Milo Đukanović.
At the beginning of the year, Đukanović refused to sign the recall of several ambassadors, but after a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister, Dritan Abazović, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Đorđe Radulović, he did so.
Radulović was among the first to recall Darko Pajović, then Ambassador to Serbia Tarzan Milošević, Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Dušanka Jeknić, Ambassador to the Holy See Miodrag Vlahović, Ambassador to Italy Sanja Vlahović, Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Obrad Miš Stanišić and Ambassador to Germany Vera Kuliš .
According to the Law on Foreign Affairs, Article 40, which refers to the appointment and recall of ambassadors, the proposal for the appointment of ambassadors is established by the Government on the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the decree is signed by the President of the State.
He appoints an ambassador by decree after obtaining the agreement of the host country and the opinion of the Assembly committee responsible for international relations.
The government recalled six more ambassadors
On the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the session on May 20, the government established the recall of the Ambassador of Montenegro to the United Nations, Milica Pejanović Đurišić, the Ambassador to Croatia, Bor Vučinić, the Ambassador to Slovenia, Vujica Lazović, the Ambassador to Argentina, Srđan Stanković, the Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Vladimir Beratović, and Ambassador of Montenegro at the Council of Europe Zoran Janković. The Parliamentary Committee for International Relations and Emigrants gave a positive opinion on this recall.
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