Photo: Photo: Media Center BelgradeAlthough he was declared unwelcome in Montenegro two years ago because he called the Podgorica Assembly from 1918 - "a free expression of the people's will for unification with fraternal Serbia", as far as Serbia is concerned, Vladimir Božović is still the ambassador. The media are wondering why they don't know where he is
The public currently does not know the whereabouts of Vladimir Božović, the ambassador of Serbia in Montenegro, who has been declared undesirable in that country. As far as is known, Serbia did not recall him, and according to diplomatic circles, he still receives the ambassador's salary of 4500 euros per month.
On August 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs of its country to ban the entry, that is, to permanently remove from Montenegro Vladimir Božović, the ambassador of Serbia, as "persona non grata".
That is why the cabinet of Montenegrin President Milo Đukanović was surprised when, after this decision, they received a telegram of condolences from Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić regarding the tragedy in Cetinje, from the email address of Božović, who on that occasion introduced himself as the Serbian ambassador to Montenegro.
They reminded that Božović was declared persona non grata by the decision of the Government of Montenegro in November 2020, with the explanation that he "continuously interfered in the internal affairs of that country".
After that, Božović moved out of Podgorica and continued to serve as ambassador from Belgrade.
When Zdravko Krivokapić, the Prime Minister of the new Montenegrin Government, visited Serbia in November last year, Božović expressed the hope that the undemocratic and undiplomatic decision of the previous government will be withdrawn, and Serbia's hand will be extended by withdrawing the decision on reciprocity, i.e. until that happens, Božović said then, he will continue "to perform his duties in these difficult conditions from Belgrade as long as it is judged to be in the best interest of Serbia."
After the telegram from Božović's address, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Ranko Krivokapić, sent an emergency to the MUP of Montenegro and again requested an immediate ban on entry and removal of Božović if he is in the territory of Montenegro, in accordance with the legal competences of the MUP.
When they requested an explanation from the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Podgorica "due to the latest case of his false and formal representation as an ambassador", they received the answer that Božović "is an ambassador until the President of Serbia issues a decree on his removal from office -"
The Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared Vladimir Božović "persona non grata" based on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities. "It is the discretionary right of each receiving country and an unequivocal signal that the ambassador is not wanted as the highest Serbian diplomat in a neighboring country," it was stated in the announcement of the Party of Freedom and Justice this January. They also added that "the ambassador in the receiving country can perform his duty without hindrance only if he is accepted by the authorities".
Božović was asked to leave Montenegro because he called the Podgorica Assembly from 1918 - "a free expression of the people's will for unification with fraternal Serbia."
Unfortunately for those who thought that Serbia would recall me and accept humiliation and trampling on its history and culture, that did not happen, said Božović at the time, proud that the president and the Parliament of Serbia, the church, the Serbs in Montenegro and the relevant parties in Montenegro stood behind him and condemned that act of expulsion "which borders on insanity and logic contrary to the Vienna Convention".
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