Montenegro celebrates statehood day

Yes, Montenegro, you gotta love 1878: the year that your land doubled after Mother Russia defeated the Turks and imposed on them the Treaty of San Stefano, forcing them to give over some of their holdings of Northern Albania. It's interesting reading New York Times articles from that time, like this one which describes the Albanian resistance to the Turkish and European decisions to cede part of Northern Albania to Montenegro: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9400E7DF153FEE3ABC4A51DFBF66838B699FDE

Well Montenegro, enjoy your statehood day. Just make sure to give Albanians equal rights and there will be no problems for either side as we aspire together to join the European Union.

Yes, Montenegro, you gotta love 1878: the year that your land doubled after Mother Russia defeated the Turks and imposed on them the Treaty of San Stefano, forcing them to give over some of their holdings of Northern Albania. It's interesting reading New York Times articles from that time, like this one which describes the Albanian resistance to the Turkish and European decisions to cede part of Northern Albania to Montenegro: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9400E7DF153FEE3ABC4A51DFBF66838B699FDE

Well Montenegro, enjoy your statehood day. Just make sure to give Albanians equal rights and there will be no problems for either side as we aspire together to join the European Union.