Speaking to the press after talks with an EU delegation, he confirmed that at the recommendation of the European Troika, Montenegro would wait for the Venice Commission to state by which standards the referendum would be organised.
"The standards are known and there are no secrets. Montenegro has referendum legislation which is above the European standard and if something else is necessary, we will upgrade it," said Krivokapic.
EU representatives said earlier today the Union supported the state union of Serbia and Montenegro (SCG), and urged Montenegro to refrain from taking steps in connection with the referendum before this issue was fully settled. They said the way in which Montenegro would hold the referendum and its outcome would determine its relations with the EU.
The European Troika comprising British Ambassador to SCG David Gowan, the chief of the European Commission Mission to SCG, Joseph Lloveras, and the charge d'affaires at the Austrian Embassy in SCG, Ulrike Hartmann, met top Montenegro officials and opposition leaders for talks on the referendum on Montenegro's independence.
Gowan said the document on the referendum they presented to Montenegrin authorities and opposition contained the positions of all EU countries.
Krivokapic said the call for dialogue was the key suggestion of the EC delegation, and was hopeful the opposition realised this as well.
The leaders of four Montenegrin opposition parties advocating preservation of the state union told the EU representatives they did not want dialogue about the referendum with the authorities and that they would officially notify Brussels of this. They expressed satisfaction with the EU's positions, which they said supported SCG and warned the Montenegrin regime of the risk of holding the referendum.