The European future of Montenegro must not be held hostage to forgetfulness of our victims and political selectivity, the Office of the President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, announced.
"The desire of the majority of Montenegro is to become a responsible and European state. Citizens expect commitment to reforms that lead to the closure of negotiation chapters and the achievement of a clear goal - membership in the European Union by 2028," reads a statement released to the media by the President's Office.
They pointed out that although we as a state accept responsibility for the prisoners from Morinje, they want to remind that the only one responsible for them is the regime of the time, which today, as they say, is playing innocent.
"Also, we would not like it if, in the context of the negotiations that are underway on extrajudicial compensation for the prisoners of the Morinj camp, it was actually about compensation for the adoption of the Resolution on Jasenovac.
Additionally, if Montenegro were to truly return its focus to EU integration and reforms, then it would show the same responsibility towards its citizens who have gone through suffering and injustice - like the detainees from the Lora camp and their families," the statement said.
That is why it is important that Montenegro, in resolving open issues with Croatia, or any other country, does not forget the interests of its citizens and its commitment to fundamental reforms, the President's Office assessed.
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