“I’ve got the impression that there is a high level of concurrence on what needs to be done in Montenegro now, and it is essential to quickly form a government within a clear parliamentary majority based on civic and pro-European policies, elect a government that will as soon as possible start the negotiations with the EU in order to create conditions in the near future to achieve the key state political goal – Montenegro’s membership in the EU”, says Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic.
Asked by reporters whether he had met with Dritan Abazovic before arriving in Athens and whether he was acceptable to him as prime minister designate, President Djukanovic said:
“As you know, I arrived in Athens on Monday night. It was a day when all parliamentarians were busy discussing the initiative to remove the Speaker of Parliament. I think that the talks between the potential constituents of the new Montenegrin government started yesterday when I was already here. As you know, the role of the President is that after learning about the existence of a parliamentary majority, the representative of that minority is given a mandate to form a new government”.
President Djukanovic stated that he will be in Podgorica tonight, and that tomorrow is an opportunity to hear the report on the consultations conducted by the potential constituents of the government.
“After that, the President’s initiative would follow. Honestly, I hope that the first round of consultations took place in my absence, I hope that there is understanding. From everything I heard before, through the conversation in the Parliament and through the communications I had, which were always informal communications until the conditions are created for the official communication to start, I’ve got the impression that there is a high level of concurrence of opinions on what should be done now in Montenegro. So, it is essential to form a government quickly, a government that will be within a clear parliamentary majority based on civic and pro-European policies. Therefore, choose a government that will start activities as soon as possible to continue quality negotiations with the EU in order to create conditions in the near and foreseeable future to achieve the key state political goal – Montenegro’s membership in the EU”, concluded the President.
