| Montenegro, Croatia welcome new govt. |
| 8 July 2008 | 11:47
| Source:
Beta |
CETINJE --
The Montenegrin and Croatian presidents say the formation of the new government will enhance the region’s EU prospects.
 | Vujanović, Mesić (Beta, archive)
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Filip Vujanović said that he was convinced that relations between Montenegro and the newly elected Serbian government would be “better and more dynamic than with the previous leadership,” adding that the governments would quickly start to deal with specific issues.
After talks with his Croatian counterpart Stjepan Mesić in Cetinje, Vujanović said that the two countries had firm grounds for economic cooperation.
"Many infrastructure projects, such as the renewal of the Belgrade-Bar railway did not go as Montenegro had hoped, but I expect the two governments to agree on concrete projects and resolve the issue of citizenship much more rapidly through intensive talks,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, Mesić also welcomed the formation of the new pro-EU government, adding that “the region, Europe and Serbian citizens do not need an isolated Serbia.”
He said that the new government needed to help Serbia to create a new atmosphere, where its citizens would realize that their “happiness and well-being” needed to be sought inside Serbia, not outwith its borders.
He said that after everything that had happened, everyone should draw lessons, Serbian citizens included.
"We were concerned that people in responsible positions at the head of big parties have again raised the issue of borders between Croatia and Serbia. Certainly, friendly and neighborly relations between our two countries cannot be built on the basis of such principles,” Mesić underlined.
He said that the new government would guarantee Serbia’s path towards Europe, and that of the entire region.
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