Djukanovic: relations with Russia will return to normal

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Djukanovic: relations with Russia will return to normal

Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic said that Moscow's response to Montenegro's invitation to NATO is a consequence of the deterioration of relations between Russia and NATO, Russia and the European Union. In an interview with the media, he explained that the country's entry into NATO would lead to changes in the conditions for Russian tourists. After all, Russian tourists also rest in such NATO countries as Spain, Italy, France or Greece and Albania.

Concerning Montenegro's accession to EU sanctions against Russia, the Prime Minister of Montenegro noted that Montenegro is striving to comply with the principles and rules of the EU and NATO. Djukanovic also stressed that no one should forget that Russia in the nineties supported all sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Djukanovic said that for a decision on membership in NATO, a referendum is not needed: "Parliament has the authority to resolve this issue ... In more than seven decades of its existence, only three member states held a referendum," Djukanovic said.

The Prime Minister of Montenegro expressed the conviction that the normalization of the countries between Russia and Montenegro will take a long time.

Evgeny Novozhilov

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