translation of the European acquis communautaire.
"The deliberate cutting of state secretary Marija Pejcinovic Buric's audio statement left her statement without the key conclusion that this issue would be considered within overall bilateral relations between the two countries, in which the interest of the Republic of Croatia must be realised," the government said in a press release.
Suppression of that fact created the impression that Croatia is making a gift at its expense, which is "unfounded and completely incorrect," added the press release.
It went on to say that Zagreb wished to develop good neighbourly relations with all neighbours, "but on the principle of reciprocity and justice, which was suppressed in the HTV News".
The news that Croatia would cede its translation of the European Union's legal standards was released by Montenegrin media last Sunday, quoting the Montenegrin deputy prime minister for European integration, Gordana Djurovic.
She said the two countries' prime ministers had agreed that Croatia would give Montenegro the 30,000-page translation, which she assessed as positive, and added that the process would now be operationalised.