Photo: AP Photo/Darko VojinovićThe message that new ambassadors will be appointed soon is a small step in the right direction, says Milan Krstić
The messages that were sent after the meeting between the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and the President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, indicate the planning of concrete measures that should normalize and deepen the relations between the two countries, but Vučić's raising of tensions due to the journalist's question was unnecessary, he told the "Vremena" portal. , Milan Krstić, assistant professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences.
As he states, the message that new ambassadors will be appointed soon, because there have been none since the end of 2020, when Vladimir Božović was declared persona non grata, and the Montenegrin government withdrew Tarzan Milošević, is a small step in the right direction.
"It is certainly not enough, but some political and economic measures have been hinted at, such as a joint session of the two governments, joint infrastructure projects, as well as enabling payment transactions between Serbia and Montenegro," said Krstić.
However, Krstić notes, certain tensions arose after questions were raised at the press conference about the extradition of Svetozar Marović, the former president of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, and questions about Kosovo, whose independence Montenegro recognized.
"I would say that Vučić reacted with more heart, anger to the question that is legitimate - what is happening with Marović. He responded with a number of other questions, some of which are absolutely appropriate, such as the issue of the position of Serbs in Montenegro, but the way he reacted still gives the impression that it annoyed him, that these are not topics we agree not to discuss. we agree, but that there are negative emotions", notes Krstić.
Despite everything, Krstić points out that all this is a step forward, but it is not too big. Concrete measures have been agreed upon, but, as he says, in order for them to be implemented, a new Government of Montenegro will have to be formed first.
"I believe that this was also a topic that was discussed behind closed doors. Of course, none of the students would admit it because it is not their mandate. I believe that Vučić prefers that the Coalition for the Future of Montenegro be close to him in the future Montenegrin government. However, I do not believe that any government will make any radical changes, especially towards Kosovo or NATO membership. This is a good step, but to make substantial progress it is necessary to form a government. And these tensions that were raised towards the end of the conference are unnecessary, it's a little unplanned anger of President Vučić and a departure from the whole intention that existed on both sides to reduce tensions and to put emphasis on important topics", concludes Krstić.
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