Montenegro: We were forced to recognize Kosovo
Montenegro recognized Kosovo because it would have suffered great damage otherwise, its president Filip Vujanovic said ahead of Monday's visit to Belgrade.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Monday, May 18, 2009
"It could not be expected that Montenegro would get a positive response to its EU candidate status application if it chose to ignore that fact that, at that time, 21 out of 27 EU members had recognized Kosovo," Vujanovic told the daily Politika.
"Finally, our recognition came eight months after the declaration of Kosovo's independence and after 48 countries had recognized that independence. In other words, we recognized Kosovo when it was clear that otherwise we would suffer serious damage to our integration and overall interests."
