Knežević: Never more Serbs in Montenegrin government, and never more humiliation
PODGORICA – Leader of the Democratic People's Party Milan Knežević announced in Podgorica the beginning of, as he stated, an institutional struggle to withdraw Montenegro's decision to recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo.
TL;DR
- The Democratic People's Party (DNP) is launching an institutional struggle to revoke Montenegro's recognition of Kosovo's independence.
- The municipality of Zeta will vote on May 12th to annul Kosovo's recognition within its territory, with DNP expecting similar moves from other local governments.
- A resolution will be submitted to the Montenegrin Parliament to annul the decision to recognize Kosovo.
- Knežević criticized the current government, stating that despite a greater Serb presence, there is a feeling of humiliation, and that the DNP did not fight for this outcome after the 2020 changes.
- He defended the DNP's withdrawal from the government, claiming they are stronger after leaving office.
- Knežević asserted that Montenegro should not negotiate over Prevlaka, stated it is Montenegrin territory, and opposed changing the name of the Kotor basin and ceding the ship 'Jadran' to Croatia.
- He accused parts of the government of supporting the territorial integrity of Ukraine while recognizing Kosovo's independence, attributing this to foreign pressure.