Mirko Miličić, chief of staff of the first man in parliament, Andrija Mandić (New Serbian Democracy), confirmed today that Mandić is a signatory, and not one of the initiators, of the nomination of United States President (US) Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
"Vijesti" wrote today that Mandić is not, as he claims, one of the initiators of the initiative to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, but rather a signatory of the document written in early December by US Congress President Mike Johnson and Knesset (Israeli parliament) leader Amir Ohana.
Miličić stated in a statement to the media that Mandić believes that Trump deserves the Nobel Prize and that he is "with great pleasure a signatory of the document clearly stating this to the Nobel Committee."
"During their official visit to the State of Israel in February last year and during a friendly conversation - President Mandić and President Ohan discussed the numerous conflicts that were raging around the world at that time, and in that context, they commented very positively on the role of the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, in resolving them, especially the then fierce conflict that followed the attack on Israel on October 7," the statement reads.
Miličić said that the fact that the numerous ideas and reflections that emerged from that conversation represented "a kind of political and moral initiative" was of "extreme importance."
"... Which later took on its concrete institutional form, such as the memorandum of cooperation between our two parliaments, signed during our visit by the Secretary General of the Assembly and the Director General of the Knesset, and certainly the formal nomination of President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize," he added.
According to him, the decisive fight that Trump is waging against criminal drug cartels, which he has designated as terrorist organizations, is of exceptional importance for Montenegro.
"Because in this way, major blows are also dealt to the clans that destroy the youth in Montenegro, and that is why we believe that this nomination is correct and comes at the right time," he emphasized.
He stated that they "also accept the fact that there are certain politicians and media who do not like Donald Trump's policies and who believe that even from small Montenegro and the region they can cause him some harm in this way."
"... But as a responsible politician who knows what is important for the future of our country at this time, President Mandić will not give up on cooperation with the most important address in the world," Miličić claims.
Mandić announced on "X" the day before yesterday that Johnson and Ohana, along with him, were running for Trump.
"I feel proud that my cabinet delegation, together with the Secretary General of the Assembly, yesterday (January 13) in the holy city of Jerusalem, presented my signature to the joint nomination of US President Donald Trump for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which, together with me, was initiated by Congress Speaker Mike Johnson and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana," Mandić wrote in a post on that social network.
He said that they "deeply believe" that in this way they are sending a clear message that what the Western Balkans and the Middle East, as well as the entire world, need most is peace and stability.
"We are certain that numerous other colleagues, presidents of parliaments around the world, will support this noble initiative of ours," he underlined.
Along with that message, he posted a collage photo of himself in the middle, between Johnson and Ohana.
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