Milatović: The most important thing is that people are safe and that Ostrog is out of the reach of the fire

The most important thing is that people are safe and that Ostrog, a sacred site of the greatest spiritual and cultural significance, is out of the reach of the fire, said Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović.

"Today, with the President of the Municipality of Danilovgrad Aleksandar Grgurović, I visited the Ostrog Monastery, where Abbot Sergije informed me of the situation after the fire that broke out the previous night in the immediate vicinity of the monastery. The most important thing is that people are safe and that Ostrog, a sacred place of the greatest spiritual and cultural importance, is out of the reach of the fire," Milatović said in a statement.

According to him, the Protection and Rescue Services of Danilovgrad and Nikšić were on duty all night, while today, due to the very inaccessible terrain, a helicopter of the Army of Montenegro was also involved in extinguishing and controlling the fire.

"We owe great gratitude to firefighters, protection and rescue services, members of the Montenegrin Army and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and all services that are fighting these days, in Ostrog and throughout Montenegro, risking their own safety, to protect people, homes, sacred sites, and our nature. It is in moments like these that we can best see how important responsibility, solidarity, and togetherness are," said Milatović.