3 minutes agoThe chaotic developments in Montenegro, Memli Krasniqi reacts: That's what I'm talking about.
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Democratic Party of Kosovo Chairman Memli Krasniqi has expressed concern with the chaotic situation in Montenegro, in the case of the inauguration of the new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Cetinje, which culminated in escalating street protests. Header The PDK through a Twitter response has appealed to international institutions [...]
Header The PDK through a Twitter response has called on international institutions to pressure Serbia to respect its neighbours' sovereignty in the Balkans.
“I am deeply concerned about recent developments in Montenegro. This is a édéjà vuà of the 1990s when Serbia instrumentalised religion to promote destabilisation and conflict. I call on international institutions to pressure Serbia to respect Montenegro's sovereignty and all neighbouring countries”, Krasniqi has written.
Serbian Mitrovici Ionnikije was evacuated this morning in Montenegro's historic religious capital, despite opposition from thousands of protesters who kept roads blocked for Cetinje for two days.
Serbian Mitrovici Ionnikije and Patriarch Porfirije arrived in Cetinje by helicopter and accompanied by a special police unit, as police forces broke barricades and protests escalated in the heart of the Montenegrin capital and on the street.
The ceremony was preceded by incidents in which, according to official data, seven policemen were injured and dozens of protesters sought medical assistance. Also, 14 persons were arrested, among them also the security adviser to Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic, Veselin Veljovic.
Montenegrin Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokafic said the attack on police was an attack on the state.
In an extraordinary response to the chaotic situation in Cetinje and the disgurging of the new Serbian Orthodox Church, Ionanikije II, Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic said that “alone would allow himself to enter the Cetinje monastery by helicopter”.
“Today in Cetinje, we witnessed the great shame of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Government of Montenegro, an unprecedented disgrace in the long history of the Montenegrin state, and the same in the history of general Orthodoxy”, the Montenegrin president said.
Recent protests clearly show tensions in Montenegro among residents who advocate close ties with Belgrade and Montenegrin patriots who oppose it.
