After four years, Montenegro sends ambassador to Kosovo

At yesterday's session, the Montenegrin Parliament's Commission for International Relations has supported the Government's proposal for Bernard Cobaj's appointment of ambassador to Kosovo.

Besides him, Nebojsa Djokovic has been named ambassador to Serbia, reports REL.

This will complement ambassador positions in Pristina and Belgrade and after four years.

In 2020, Montenegro's ambassador to Kosovo, Ferhat Dinosha, expired because of his retirement age.

In that same year, the ambassador to Belgrade, Tarzan Milosevic, was dismissed following the change of government in Montenegro.

He was a member of former President Milo Djukanovic's ruling Democratic Party of Socialists at the time.

In contrast to Djokovic, who was unanimously voted in, Cobaj was not voted in by MPs from pro-Serbian parties that do not recognise Kosovo's independence.

Montenegro's future ambassador to Kosovo until recently was in charge of work at the embassy in Pristina.

Montenegro's “Embassy is recognised as one of the most visible embassies in Kosovo. This we owe most to cultural diplomacy”, Cobaj said.

He described relations between the two countries as good neighbourly relations oriented towards a European future.

Before entering Montenegrin diplomacy, Cobaj worked for years at the US Embassy in Podgorica.

He's not a member of any party.

Ambassador Selection Process

The Foreign Affairs Law envisions the proposal for the appointment of ambassador makes the Government, with proposals from the chief of Montenegrin diplomacy.

After reaching the host state agreement and the opinion of the Montenegrin Parliament's Commission for International Relations, the State President appoints the ambassador by decree.

In the case of Djokovic and Cobaj, only remains Montenegrin President Jakov Milatovic to issue a decree for their appointment.

In the case of Djokovic and Cobaj, only remains Montenegrin President Jakov Milatovic to issue a decree for their appointment.