PODGORICA, March 12 (Hina) - Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and Foreign Minister Dragisa Burzan on Wednesday condemned the murder of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, asserting that the act was a blow not only to
reformist forces in Serbia, but also to the democratic movement in the wider region, and the new union of Serbia and Montenegro.
PODGORICA, March 12 (Hina) - Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo
Djukanovic and Foreign Minister Dragisa Burzan on Wednesday
condemned the murder of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic,
asserting that the act was a blow not only to reformist forces in
Serbia, but also to the democratic movement in the wider region, and
the new union of Serbia and Montenegro. #L#
"Those who decided to commit this act of vandalism and terrorism
knew that they were shooting at a man who personified the new,
reformist, democratic Serbia, at a man who gave rise to European
hope in Serbia," Djukanovic told Podgorica's news agency MINA.
"This is also an indicator of how wiry the remains of the old system
are, how strong criminal structures are," said Djukanovic.
"I believe that in these difficult moments democratic authorities
in Serbia will manage to take the situation into their hands and
that Serbia will stay on the European, democratic course, as well as
that the perpetrators of this abhorrent crime will be brought to
justice," Djukanovic said.
Burzan told the media that Djukanovic's murder was politically
motivated.
Djindjic was a reformist and the light at the end of the tunnel for
Serbia, and "Montenegro will certainly support any person who
carries out Djindjic's policy".
The leader of the Socialist People's Party (SNP), Predrag
Bulatovic, said that the assassination indicated that Serbia and
Montenegro were not politically stable or safe, nor were they
immune to organised crime.
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