Photo:; TanjugFirst, he will officially visit Brussels, Montenegro's attitude towards the independence of Kosovo will not change, he welcomes Finland's entry into NATO. The first statements of the elected Montenegrin president speak in support of his promise that his priority will be Montenegro's membership in the European Union
The elected Montenegrin president, Jakov Milatović, said last night that Montenegro will fulfill absolutely all international obligations, including the recognition of Kosovo's independence, and that its foreign policy is very clear.
In an interview with Nova S television, he said that Montenegro will work further to improve good-neighborly relations, but emphasized that there will be no "recognition" of Kosovo's independence, and that Podgorica supports the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.
When asked when he will visit Belgrade, Milatović replied that Montenegro wants the best relations with Serbia as the largest country in the Western Balkans, but that, after taking office as the President of Montenegro on May 20, his first visit will be to Brussels because Montenegro is, above all, tends towards membership in the European Union.
"It's natural that my visit to Serbia will follow soon after that," said Milatović, and that he wants to talk with Serbia about the economy, as well as easier border crossing, and one of the main things will be the completion of the highway that connects the two countries. They will also discuss the improvement of diplomatic relations with Serbia and the return of the ambassador.
"I would not go back to the past, who is to blame, we should look ahead," said the elected Montenegrin president who does not hide that he is a believer of the Serbian Orthodox Church and that he and his three children were baptized in the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral.
Milatović welcomed Finland's entry into NATO and looks forward to cooperation within the military alliance.
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Equating the importance of the past presidential elections with the 2006 referendum, when more than 55 percent of citizens supported the independence of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović certainly did not expect that 60 percent of Montenegrins would show yesterday that they do not share the same vision of an independent state with the previous president. More precisely, that they do not accept to continue to be the subject of manipulations and a means of division. Throwing Jakov Milatović, who joined politics only two years ago, into the foreground, the citizens did not only punish Đukanović, but also all those who have been shaping the Montenegrin political environment for decades.
