SPLIT, Oct 25 (Hina) - Montenegro does not aspire to even one inch of Croatian soil, President Milo Djukanovic told Croatia's Slobodna Dalmacija daily in an extensive interview of Friday speaking about Prevlaka, Croatia's
southern-most peninsula which borders on Montenegro. According to Djukanovic, Prevlaka is no longer on the agenda although a solution to the issue has not been harmonised yet. He maintains, however, that Croatia must objectively acknowledge the fact that Yugoslavia, which is a formal subject of international law, cannot be excluded from the decision-making and that no solution can be arrived at without Montenegro. Djukanovic suggests waiting for a referendum on Montenegro's independence, which he is confident will be held next spring. He is resolute in saying that all war crimes suspects wanted by the UN tribunal at The Hague, if they are on Montenegrin territory, will
SPLIT, Oct 25 (Hina) - Montenegro does not aspire to even one inch of
Croatian soil, President Milo Djukanovic told Croatia's Slobodna
Dalmacija daily in an extensive interview of Friday speaking about
Prevlaka, Croatia's southern-most peninsula which borders on
Montenegro.
According to Djukanovic, Prevlaka is no longer on the agenda
although a solution to the issue has not been harmonised yet. He
maintains, however, that Croatia must objectively acknowledge the
fact that Yugoslavia, which is a formal subject of international
law, cannot be excluded from the decision-making and that no
solution can be arrived at without Montenegro.
Djukanovic suggests waiting for a referendum on Montenegro's
independence, which he is confident will be held next spring.
He is resolute in saying that all war crimes suspects wanted by the
UN tribunal at The Hague, if they are on Montenegrin territory, will
be turned over to the tribunal.
Asked if he views himself responsible for the early 1990s
destruction of the southern Croatian seaport of Dubrovnik, the
Montenegrin president said he had expressed his official stance
towards the town at a meeting with Croatian counterpart Stipe Mesic
in Cavtat.
At the time, Djukanovic was the prime minister of Montenegro which
he says had no authority and did not participate in the chain of
command over military operations. Djukanovic said that as every
honest Montenegrin, he felt genuinely guilty for everything that
some of his fellow citizens, which he maintains were manipulated by
the then military leadership and Greater Serbia headquarters in
Belgrade, did around and in Dubrovnik.
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