If NATO members approve France's request to conduct military exercises in Greenland, Montenegro will consider participating in that activity in accordance with its capacities and procedures.
This follows from the answer given to "Vijesti" by the Ministry of Defense yesterday when asked whether the Army of Montenegro (AVCG) would send soldiers to Greenland if a formal invitation from France for a NATO exercise on that Arctic island arrives.
From the French President's office Emanuel Macron It was announced yesterday that the country had requested that the Alliance hold an exercise in Greenland and that Paris was ready to participate in it.
First man of the United States of America (USA) Donald tramp has threatened in recent weeks to take Greenland, a territory of NATO member Denmark, by force if necessary. However, Trump said during his speech at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday that he would not take Greenland by force, but he stood firm on his demands for control over the Danish territory, hinting at consequences if his ambitions were thwarted. He also said he wanted urgent negotiations on the US taking over Greenland.
The US President made the announcement last night after a meeting with the NATO Secretary General. Markom Ruteom that the US and its interlocutors have “formed the framework of a future agreement” regarding Greenland. He stated that based on this “agreement” they will not introduce tariffs on European countries that were planned to take effect on February 1.
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From the Department of Defense, which he heads Dragan Krapović (Democrats), the editorial staff said that the plan for the participation of members of the Armed Forces of Montenegro in international exercises of the size of a platoon or larger formation unit is approved by the Defense and Security Council, and that they proposed a plan for this year.
"... Created based on invitations to participate in international exercises, which the organizer, including NATO, sends to countries in a timely manner, precisely for the purpose of timely planning of these activities," the response states.
However, the plan proposed by the Ministry has not yet been adopted, as the session of the Supreme Command that began on December 24 last year was interrupted due to the conflict between the head of state Jakov Milatović and Krapović, regarding the Ministry's relationship with the Commander of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Montenegro Darko Vuković.
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The ministry said that NATO has established a plan for exercises for 2026, noting that the plan, like all other decisions at the Alliance level, is made "unanimously and well in advance." They noted that the exercise that France announced it would request NATO to conduct is not included in that plan, and that its adoption would also require consensus.
"Montenegro has previously confirmed the credibility of its NATO membership with a responsible attitude towards the implementation of decisions on the NATO agenda, so it would consider this issue with the same approach and in accordance with national capacities and procedures," they said.
Commenting on the situation with Greenland, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ervin Ibrahimovic (Bosniak Party) said yesterday on the Public Service that both the US and the European Union (EU) are partners of Montenegro.
"We expect to have a common understanding not only about Greenland, but about the entire geopolitical situation. Montenegro will not be far from what our strategic partners are doing," he said.
NO INVITATION TO THE “PEACE COMMITTEE”
The department headed by Ibrahimović told "Vijesti" yesterday that Montenegro had not received an invitation from the US to join the "Peace Committee".
"... To this point, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not received the US invitation to join the 'Peace Committee' in Gaza," they said.
Trump proposed the establishment of a "Committee for Peace" when he announced his plan to end the war in Gaza in September last year, but has now expanded it to cover all conflicts around the world.
The draft charter sent by the US administration to about 60 countries stipulates that members pay $1 billion in cash if they want their membership to last longer than three years, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Hungary, Albania, and Kosovo are the only ones in Europe to have accepted the invitation to Trump's "Committee for Peace," while the EU and its leading members, especially France and Germany, have taken a reserved stance.
The German "Spiegel" reported yesterday that Berlin opposes joining the "Peace Committee" because it risks undermining the United Nations, citing a document from the German Foreign Ministry.
The Croatian government has confirmed that the invitation has arrived and that it will consider it, and Slovenia has also received an invitation to join Trump's initiative, the Slovenian Prime Minister announced. Robert GolobHowever, he said yesterday that Ljubljana would not accept that invitation.
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