Former President and Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic is mentioned in files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Department of Justice.
Djukanovic is mentioned in messages that Epstein allegedly exchanged with Slovak politician Miroslav Lajčák.
In one of the messages, Lajčak wrote that the President of Montenegro "looks forward to our visit."
Epstein replies to Lajčák, "Maybe he should give Donald a safe haven."
Lajčak responds that "Donald's weak point is Montenegro."
Epstein then writes to Lajčák that United States President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and former Trump adviser Paul Manafort are "both guilty" and wrote "the beginning of the end."
During the correspondence, Epstein also sends Lajčak a link from the New York Times portal with an article about Montenegro and a picture of Kotor, to which Lajčak replies, "I told you Montenegro was great."
Epstein also asked Lajcak whether Đukanović was the president or prime minister of Montenegro, and Lajcak replied that he was the president.
Some of the messages were exchanged in August 2018, and some on September 21 of the same year.
Lajčák has served, among other things, as President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Special Representative of the European Union (EU) for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other regional issues, and as EU envoy for the implementation of the referendum on the independence of Montenegro.
Epstein, who was found dead in a prison cell in August 2019, was accused of creating and running a network that allowed him to exploit and sexually abuse dozens of underage girls from 2002 to 2005. Some of the billionaire's victims were under the age of 14, and the illicit activities took place at his homes in New York and Florida. He was a friend of former US President Bill Clinton, Britain's Prince Andrew and US President Donald Trump.
The published documents from the US Department of Justice contain no information on whether Đukanović actually met with Epstein, nor that the former president of Montenegro participated in any illegal activities.
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"Would the first or second weekend in November be suitable for you to visit Montenegro?"
In one of the messages, Lajčak asks Epstein whether the first or second weekend would be suitable for him to visit Montenegro.
Epstein tells him "let me check", and Lajčak replies "OK, let me know".
In one of the messages, Epstein tells Lajčák that he would like to visit Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with him, and Lajčák replies that he loves Lavrov.
In a further exchange of messages, Lajčák asks Epstein "What about visiting Montenegro on the first weekend in November," to which Epstein replies "The elections are on November 6th, but I'm trying to organize."
Lajčak responds, "I haven't told them yet. But I think they'll be ready."
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