"Belgrade will never give up denying Montenegro"

Ranko Krivokapic says Serbia will never give up disregarding Montenegrin national identity, but that Montenegrin national consciousness is being strengthened. The Montenegrin parliament speaker said on Tuesday in Podgorica that Serbia will continue to insist on jeopardizing the Montenegrin independence and national identity. "Belgrade will never give up denying Montenegro" "There will always be a tendency to erase Montenegrins and their civil values, so as to make it a part of Greater Serbia," Krivokapic stated. We have to live with that, and with a reality which we may not find pleasant, but despite all that, the Montenegrin national consciousness is growing stronger, he said. The speaker added that at the moment, domestic economic problems are posing a greater danger to the Montenegrin independence than outside pressures. "I am afraid that the way in which we are managing the state and economic resources represent a more serious threat to Montenegro's independence than its opponents," Krivokapic told Radio Montenegro. Tanjug

"Belgrade will never give up denying Montenegro"

"There will always be a tendency to erase Montenegrins and their civil values, so as to make it a part of Greater Serbia," Krivokapić stated.

We have to live with that, and with a reality which we may not find pleasant, but despite all that, the Montenegrin national consciousness is growing stronger, he said.

The speaker added that at the moment, domestic economic problems are posing a greater danger to the Montenegrin independence than outside pressures.

"I am afraid that the way in which we are managing the state and economic resources represent a more serious threat to Montenegro's independence than its opponents," Krivokapić told Radio Montenegro.