High-ranking government officials and representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church are supposed to sign a fundamental agreement. It has long been speculated whether the content of the agreement should be revealed to the public before signing and discussed in the Parliament of Montenegro as well. In a statement for the CdM portal, the President of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović, notes that the fundamental agreement should be revealed and discussed by MPs.
President Đukanović says it’s important that PM Zdravko Krivokapić’s government pledges itself to have an agreement which must not be at the expense of Montenegro’s national interests.
He also recalled that the former governments run by the DPS and its coalition partners were working responsibly on the agreement with the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral as well as Metropolitan Amfilohije.
Last summer, the President stresses, the government expressed readiness to sign the agreement previously aligned with the metropolitanate, but with one condition- the MCP must register in line with legal procedure.
Asked by CdM if the public should meet with the content of the agreement before signing, President Đukanović was adamant – yes.
“As for the dilemma whether it should be discussed in the parliament – my answer is the same.”
