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Krivokapic: Crisis should be solved through elections, MNE a hot spot in Balkans

Ranko Krivokapić

“Montenegro can get out of the current political crisis by holding elections and by the democratic decision of the citizens who, I believe, will choose the best solution as in 2006”, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Ranko Krivokapic for Voice of America. He is participating in the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. Krivokapic also warns of escalating Russian interference in Montenegro, which, in his opinion, could potentially be a hot spot in the Balkans.

“In Montenegro, our Euro-Atlantic friends see this very clearly now, and the escalation that is happening in Ukraine has a direct impact, through those channels, on Montenegro as well”, he explains.

“I have been saying for decades that Montenegro is best defended by democracy. It will be defended by democratic elections, by a democratically elected government that is committed to what is written in the Constitution. Let’s not forget – our Constitution states, in the preamble, that Montenegro has a Euro-Atlantic orientation. I certainly think that the decision of the President of the state was completely correct. The President of the country does not have to give a mandate if he sees someone in front of him who does not protect the basic constitutional provisions of the strategic orientation of Montenegro, and we have heard from our allies that the (Democratic) Front does not protect them”, Krivokapic says.

“I am one of those who deeply believe, as in the 1990s when the Liberal Alliance and the Social Democratic Party were the only ones in favor of independence, that the citizens will choose the best solution. They made the right decision in 2006 and I am quite sure that they will do it this year in the snap elections, and that it will bring stability, and very soon that government will be able, with the results, to bring membership in the European Union”, Krivokapic says.

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