RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 4, No. 217, Part II, 8 November 2000
MONTENEGRO SEEKS BETTER RELATIONS WITH CROATIA... Montenegrin
Foreign Minister Branko Lukovac said a dispute over Prevlaka,
a peninsula in the Adriatic, will not hurt relations between
Croatia and Montenegro, AP reported on 7 November. Lukovac
made his comments during a meeting in Dubrovnik with his
Croatian counterpart, Tonino Picula. "Prevlaka should not be
a bone of contention as we do not see it as a territorial
question," Lukovac said. Prevlaka, a 3-kilometer-long strip
of land, has been monitored by a UN observer mission since
1992. The UN recognizes Prevlaka as part of Croatia but
insists on a bilateral resolution of the dispute. Yugoslav
government leader Zoran Djindjic said recently that Croatia
should cede the territory to Montenegro as a "gentlemanly
gesture" to ensure good relations. PB
...ASKS TO ATTEND SUMMIT INDEPENDENTLY OF BELGRADE.
Montenegrin Foreign Minister Lukovac said during a meeting
with Croatian Foreign Minister Picula on 7 November that
Montenegro wants to attend an EU summit in Zagreb later this
month separately from Serbia, Hina reported. Lukovac said he
is counting on Montenegrin President Djukanovic being
"invited to the summit to express his views on the situation
in Montenegro and Serbia." Picula said organizers of the 24
November summit will try to accommodate that request. Lukovac
and Picula met in Zagreb to discuss bilateral relations. PB
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