At a meeting with the ambassadors of the Quinte countries and the EU Delegation in Montenegro, the leaders of several opposition parties announced that they are concerned about the European path of Montenegro and that they will not allow a change in the civic concept of the state.
As announced by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) in front of the opposition, the meeting was attended by DPS President Danijel Živković, Social Democrat President Damir Šehović, DUA President Mehmed Zenka, HGI President Adrijan Vuksanović, Liberal Party President Vatroslav Belan and DPS General Secretary Aleksandar Bogdanović.
On behalf of the Quinte countries, the interlocutors were the head of the EU Delegation in Montenegro, Ambassador Oana Kristina Popa, US Ambassador Judy Reising Reinke, Great Britain Ambassador Don McCann, Italian Ambassador Andreana Marcella, French Ambassador Anne-Marie Maske and Chargé d'Affaires of the German Embassy Ralf Reusch.
"During the conversation, the representatives of the international community were introduced to the views of the opposition on the current political situation, with a special emphasis on the work of the parliamentary majority and the announced reconstruction of the Government. Danijel Živković pointed out that the parliamentary majority does not lead the country through European integration, especially if the announcement is taken into account on the reconstruction of the Government with parties that have shown that they are opposed to European values by their actions so far. He particularly referred to certain moves by which the actors of the parliamentary majority are undermining the civic character of Montenegro and added that this should be a warning sign to all those who are advocating for the preservation of European values in Montenegro," the announcement reads.
Živković, it is added, assessed that political stability is continuously being undermined and added that DPS "will not allow endangering the multi-ethnic and civil character of society, as well as the further progress of Montenegro towards the European Union".
Šehović, in a press release, pointed out that the intention of certain structures is to gradually change the civic character of Montenegro and added that there is a great danger that they will succeed in this intention if those political subjects have the opportunity and find themselves in the future executive power.
"Mehmed Zenka, from the position of a representative of less numerous nations, pointed out the importance of representing the civilizational values by which Montenegro was recognizable, and added that due to the preservation of such values, he did not and would not agree to a partnership with parties that are opposed to those values. Adrijan Vuksanović expressed his agreement in the assessment that the less numerous peoples should not give up their ideological and political principles, and added that it is precisely the ideological division of the current government that puts the civic character of Montenegro at risk," the DPS announced.
As it is added, Belan pointed out the dangers of inflow and influence of third parties and concluded that Montenegro must not back down in the face of retrograde ideas that see Montenegro as a suitable ground for fulfilling their interests.
The leaders of the parliamentary opposition, it is written in the announcement, assessed that in the first 100 days of the Government's work, there was no essential progress of Montenegro in the process of EU integration.
"The ambassadors thanked the opposition leaders for their detailed views and noted their concern that in the context of regional and geopolitical events, it is necessary to continuously monitor the political processes in Montenegro, in order not to allow the influence of third parties to prevail over the interests of the European Union agenda. Representatives the diplomatic corps also reiterated their unchanged position that they expect the Government and political subjects to be in line with European and Euro-Atlantic values, because only in this way can Montenegro be a reliable partner of the Quinte countries and the European Union," the announcement concludes.
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