Filaret to enter Montenegro supervised

Bishop Filaret will be allowed to enter Montenegro supervised for the purpose of conducting religious ceremonies.

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Bishop Filaret will be allowed to enter Montenegro supervised for the purpose of conducting religious ceremonies. Montenegrin officials have decided to allow Filaret to enter Montenegrin territory under this condition, the Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocan announced after a surprise meeting with Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic in Podgorica Saturday. Filaret to enter Montenegro supervised “We have made the decision to let Filaret enter Montenegro, based on the interests of Montenegro’s citizens and their religious beliefs." "A recent conversation between Serbian President Boris Tadic and his Montenegrin counterpart Filip Vujanovic greatly contributed to our decision,” said Rocan, adding that Montenegro expected the EU and the Hague Tribunal’s understanding for the decision. Yesterday, Montenegrin Interior Minister Jusuf Kalamperovic confirmed that Podgorica had asked the EU whether Filaret could be allowed to enter Montenegro for the purpose of conducting religious ceremonies. Montenegro asked the EU institutions for their interpretation of the Council of Europe’s decision to deny Filaret and forty-one other people entry into EU countries, while encouraging other countries to apply restrictive measures aginst those who have helped Hague fugitives. Kalamperovic passed on the Hague Tribunal's Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte’s response, which advised Montenegro not to distinguish between people on the list who had been marked down as accomplices to Hague fugitives. “Carla Del Ponte’s response reiterates that Montenegro is an independent country, which can take its own decisions as it sees fit, though she recommends a respect of international obligations, and that all the people on that list should receive the same treatment." "Her personal opinion is that Montenegro shouldn’t give in to foreign or internal pressure,” said the interior minister. The controversial bishop's decision to turn his protest into a hunger strike has brought the relations between the two countries to the lowest level since the Montenegrin independence referendum rendered both Serbia and Montenegro independent states in May last year. Under supervision: Filaret and Montenegrin police (FoNet, archive)

Filaret to enter Montenegro supervised

“We have made the decision to let Filaret enter Montenegro, based on the interests of Montenegro’s citizens and their religious beliefs."

"A recent conversation between Serbian President Boris Tadić and his Montenegrin counterpart Filip Vujanović greatly contributed to our decision,” said Ročan, adding that Montenegro expected the EU and the Hague Tribunal’s understanding for the decision.

Yesterday, Montenegrin Interior Minister Jusuf Kalamperović confirmed that Podgorica had asked the EU whether Filaret could be allowed to enter Montenegro for the purpose of conducting religious ceremonies.

Montenegro asked the EU institutions for their interpretation of the Council of Europe’s decision to deny Filaret and forty-one other people entry into EU countries, while encouraging other countries to apply restrictive measures aginst those who have helped Hague fugitives.

Kalamperović passed on the Hague Tribunal's Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte’s response, which advised Montenegro not to distinguish between people on the list who had been marked down as accomplices to Hague fugitives.

“Carla Del Ponte’s response reiterates that Montenegro is an independent country, which can take its own decisions as it sees fit, though she recommends a respect of international obligations, and that all the people on that list should receive the same treatment."

"Her personal opinion is that Montenegro shouldn’t give in to foreign or internal pressure,” said the interior minister.

The controversial bishop's decision to turn his protest into a hunger strike has brought the relations between the two countries to the lowest level since the Montenegrin independence referendum rendered both Serbia and Montenegro independent states in May last year.

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