In a letter to Tadic last night, Vujanovic vehemently protested against the fact that Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica had given EU officials in Brussels lists of some 250,000 Montenegrin citizens residing in Serbia who, according to Kostunica, should be entitled to vote at the referendum
In his letter, Vujanovic said that under Montenegrin law, only citizens entered into voter registers are entitled to take part in the referendum. He described Kostunica's act as "irresponsible and irritating" and hoped Tadic would not endorse it.
Tadic said he respected the Montenegrin people's legitimate right, including to independence, and that all Montenegrin citizens should be entitled to vote in the referendum.
"I've underlined on a number of occasions that I am for the preservation of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro, not for historical, but for practical reasons, which is faster admission to the European Union," Tadic said, adding that "unlike my Montenegrin friends, I believe that the state union is the shortest and fastest way to the EU".
Montenegrin authorities recognise the right to vote only to citizens residing in Montenegro and deny it to those born in it, or have Montenegrin origins, but who have lived in Serbia for a long time or always.