President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić had to choose different words when he spoke about Minister of European Affairs Maida Gorčević, but also that her statement in the parliament was a "political platitude", said President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović.
He pointed out that this must be done no matter how sensitive a topic is for Serbia, such as Kosovo, because this is not an appropriate way of communicating.
"We must choose our words with additional respect and appreciation, regardless of political disagreements, treat political actors both in Montenegro and in our neighboring countries," said Milatović at the International Conference of the Association of Security Managers.
Vučić, after Gorčević's visit to Priština, where she stated that Podgorica will support Kosovo's entry into the Council of Europe, said that "everyone was nervous", that she apologized to Priština after Maja Vukićević's vote.
Yesterday, Gorčević said in parliament that according to protocol, Milatović should have responded to Vučić's roll calls, but that she did not know why he did not do so.
Milatović, however, says that he defends Gorčević and that her statement surprised him.
"I think that my political position is completely clear. I stand in the protection of Mrs. Maida Gorčević, but I think that what she said yesterday in the parliament is a political platitude that I would not comment on further," he concluded.
He claims that according to the protocol, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MVP) should have reacted, but that he does not know why the reaction was absent.
"Should it have happened - yes, the prime minister should have reacted and protected his member of the government. In the state apparatus, many did not do what they should have done... I would not like her statement to have come as some kind of political needs to get even closer or in some way please the Prime Minister," he concluded.
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