The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia announced today that Podgorica has no reason to doubt the description of the event in which the son of Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić participated and that Montenegrin citizens should feel at home in Serbia.
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia explained all the circumstances related to the legitimization of the person accompanying the son of the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Zdravko Krivokapić, and we believe that there is no room for politicizing a routine intervention by the Belgrade police," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
That institution, led by Minister Nikola Selaković, stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro "has no reason to be skeptical and to cast doubt on the way the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia described the event, because there is no basis for that."
"No one can benefit from the fact that a routine police procedure, carried out without the use of force and means of coercion, is interpreted in any other light. Our Ministry remains open to the exchange of information and cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro in all situations that can be of interest to the government in Podgorica," the announcement reads.
It is stated that Serbia, "as before, will continue to show hospitality" to all citizens of Montenegro who respect its laws.
"We are honored that members of the closest family of the Montenegrin Prime Minister have chosen to live in Belgrade," the announcement reads.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs adds that Serbia and Montenegro are "fraternal states" and that "Montenegrin citizens should feel at home in Serbia."
"We believe that citizens of Serbia should have equal treatment in Montenegro, which unfortunately is often not the case," the announcement reads.
Earlier today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) of Serbia announced that the police, acting on a report, stopped the vehicle in which Krivokapić's son Milan and a member of his security were located and that, "acting according to procedures, protecting the safety of its members in the first place , carried out control and identification of persons".
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia reacted to Montenegrin media allegations that the Serbian police mistreated Milan Krivokapić, that is, that its members "rehearsed the gun" during that incident.
The Government of Montenegro announced today that it is "horrified and concerned" about the attitude of the Serbian police towards the children of Montenegrin Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić, stating that "it is especially mindful that the daughters of Prime Minister Krivokapić had to leave Belgrade once due to similar inconveniences".
The Montenegrin government stated that members of the Serbian police searched Krivokapić's son in Belgrade in a "rough and unacceptable manner" and added that his children and grandchildren traveled from Belgrade to Montenegro during the night because of that incident.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro announced that the Serbian police "acted in an extremely harsh manner" during the search of Krivokapić's son, "even though he was a protected person accompanied by members of the Montenegrin Police Administration."
The Montenegrin Ministry said that "incorrect actions towards Montenegro and its citizens must stop".
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