The amendments submitted by independent MP in the Parliament of Montenegro Jevrosima Pejović to the Bill on Ratifying the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Tourism and Real Estate Development between the Governments of Montenegro and the United Arab Emirates did not receive support at the session of the Committee on International Relations and Emigrants.
The only one who voted for them was Bosniak Party MP Admir Adrović.
The agreement with the United Arab Emirates could jeopardize Montenegro's strategic path and cause negative reactions from our partners in the European Union and NATO, Pejović assessed before the vote.
Minister of Public Works Majda Ažović emphasized that the bilateral agreements do not provide for the possibility of reservations, that is, the amendments are not formulated in the form of reservations, i.e. interpretative statements, so the Government, for formal and legal reasons, does not accept the amendments. She pointed out that the agreements were signed and do not include the possibility of reservations, so they cannot be accepted under the Vienna Convention.
Adžović said that the agreement itself does not allow for reservations or interpretative versions, and that it is a bilateral agreement.
Pejović assessed that the global situation in the world is dangerous, and that at such a moment we need to see where our values are going.
"This agreement could jeopardize our strategic points. Because if it could not jeopardize the Port of Bar, I would get answers from government representatives. This opens up the possibility that someone who does not share our values could play with us. We are a member of NATO. If something jeopardizes the Port of Bar, our partners will not be satisfied. Our partners in the EU and NATO cannot react until a decision is made," she pointed out.
At the beginning of her presentation, Pejović pointed out that the ministers had 33 minutes to make their statements in the Parliament, and that the agreements were incorrectly titled, had similar names, and could have been misinterpreted.
Pejović pointed out that at the beginning there was talk that no one said that construction in Ulcinj was safe.
Nimanbegu said that the day began with a protest in front of the Parliament of Montenegro, and that the protest was civil and peaceful, but with a strong message.
"We had people who love justice and fairness, and the minister started the first item on the agenda by saying that there will be no investment in Ulcinj if the citizens do not want it. We do not believe in that, that is why amendments are needed. That is why I call for this to be withdrawn, I am referring to the agreement on real estate development, because there is a surplus of real estate in Montenegro," he said.
The ruling majority's MPs must not be held hostage by party headquarters, he said. Ćalović Marković said that they should delete the article that says "on the sea coast", and everyone would vote "for".
"Did they tell you about Jaz? Did they tell you about Luštica, Buljarica? So where else on the coast?" she pointed out.
"The average Montenegrin citizen cannot go to Porto Montenegro without drinking coffee. If they save up, they can have a soda. And are there professors there? No, there are criminals there. MPs can. Do you have an apartment in Belgrade on the water? The Prime Minister has one," said Ćalović Marković.
"Did the citizens vote for you to restore the standard or to be the servants of an Arab who already has business relations with the prime minister," she concluded her presentation.
Abazović said that his position is that amendments cannot be made to an already signed contract.
He said that the real estate agreement was fabricated, and that no other country has such an agreement.
"There is talk about the north, but that man didn't visit it. He was only in the south," Abazović pointed out.
He added that the hotels on Velika Plaza were built during communism, but that many of them have been sold.
"We should determine what is being built, not let the investor tell us which part of the country they want," he pointed out.
"We should not vote on this kind of agreement, because it is a scandal," he said.
"If this is the largest investment in the history of Montenegro, where are the other ministries? Yesterday you became a minister and the first move was a 35 billion project?" said the leader and MP of the GP URA.
He called on the Bosniak Party not to be a minority party that votes for the agreement and added that their staff member is the municipal manager, and that he was booed at a protest in Ulcinj.
Popović Samardžić said that the Government does not choose its resources and does not retain its personnel.
"By losing personnel, Montenegro loses 70 million euros annually," she pointed out.
She pointed out that Montenegro has poor statistics when it comes to cancer patients.
Stjepović said that his abstaining vote in the Legislative Committee was because the construction of such a center was not possible, and that he voted as a lawyer, and that he has people in his family who have battled cancer.
At the beginning of his presentation, Miloš Vuković thanked Adžović for his efforts to save the Simo Milošević Institute, and former Minister of Energy Saša Mujović for stopping the Brskovo mine.
And asked the deputies to ask them something, not to answer questions.
He added that if the MPs vote in favor, they are voting for investor-led urbanism.
As he pointed out, the old agreement is still in force, and the new one introduces a mixed-use facility.
Nataša Kovačević said that various attempts are being made to open the public's eyes, proposing amendments in order to "awaken some hope."
"I participated when there was a campaign for Tara, Morača, small hydroelectric power plants, and partly for Sinjajevina. Nothing was gained from them, and time and money were lost," she said.
She pointed out that if we don't have time for amendments for this one, let it be postponed, because the existing agreement with the United Arab Emirates is better than the proposed one.
Elida Adrović said that "it's not for 99 years, but forever, because once you destroy a space, there's no going back."
"We have a waste problem. Where does all the waste go?" she asked.
"We had various promises and green parties, and here we are in the black," she said.
Adžić pointed out that Alabar will certainly not put his own interests behind those of Montenegro, and that any promise that is not on paper can prevent negative consequences.
He called on members of the ruling majority to look at their photos from the protests.
Pejović said that she has confidence in the expertise of PES MP Vasilije Čarapić, but that it is not clear to her how one rule applies to his amendments and another to hers.
The amendments were not adopted. The only one who voted in favor was Bosniak Party MP Admir Adrović.
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