Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković confirmed that preventing the closure of Chapter 31 in the accession negotiations with Montenegro has the most to do with the events during the summer and that the Podgorica authorities knew in good time that Croatia would not allow the closure of this chapter, reports Radio Free Europe.
The Croatian Prime Minister told reporters in Brussels that his country had given its consent to the closure of three chapters, but not Chapter 31, which refers to foreign, security and defense policy.
According to Plenković, this chapter includes a package of good neighborly relations.
"There we said no at this moment and we made it known in advance to our partners within the European Union (EU) and the authorities of Montenegro. There are many reasons for this, especially the events that happened this summer and when certain elements are resolved , then we will return to that issue', said the Prime Minister of Croatia.
On December 13, Croatia blocked the closing of Chapter 31 in Montenegro's accession negotiations with the European Union (EU).
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The President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, met with Plenković earlier today and said, among other things, that he sent a clear message that "Montenegro's national interests and our European future must not be prisoners of irresponsible policies that take us away from our goal."
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At the end of June, the Parliament of Montenegro adopted the Resolution on Genocide in the Jasenovac camp system and the Dachau and Mauthausen camps.
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On July 25, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, in a note sent to the Embassy of Montenegro in Zagreb, informed Montenegro that Croatia had declared Andrija Mandić, President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Milan Knežević, Member of the Parliament of Montenegro, and Aleksa Bečić, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Montenegro. Worse, undesirable in Croatia due to systemic actions to disrupt good neighborly relations with the Republic of Croatia and continuous abuse of the Republic of Croatia for internal political purposes.
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