Montenegrin people

Ex-mayor Slavoljub Stijepovic (right) at a Democratic Party of Socialists meeting. Photo: Democratic Party of Socialists

This was announced today by the leader of that party and the president of the parliament, Aleksa Bei.

New Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic (L) and former PM Dusko Markovic (D) at a meeting in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro

The Montenegrin government and the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Adriatic state might look like they are in a permanent state of conflict, but in fact they thrive on the tension, say analysts.

Police arrested Nebojisa Medojevic, an MP from the opposition Democratic Front, and sent him to jail in the capital Podgorica on Friday to serve a two-month sentence.

He had been convicted of refusing to testify against the former long-term mayor of Podgorica, Miomir Mugosa, in a case involving corruption and misuse of office allegations.

PODGORICA - Serbs in Montenegro should not be questioning Montenegro's statehood or deal with finished matters such as its independence or NATO membership, Serbian FM Ivica Dacic has told PinkM television in an interview.

The conflict between Montenegrin criminal gangs will continue to endanger the population of neighbouring Serbia until their suspected members are denied entrance into the country, says a former Serbian deputy minister of police and lawyer, Bozo Prelevic.

The N1 broadcaster is reporting this on Tuesday, adding that the murder of D.B., whose body was found in the car, took place around midnight on January.

The police have investigated the scene and are looking for the perpetrator.

The Montenegrin Party, which promotes the rights of ethnic Montenegrins in Serbia, has urged Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic to intervene to ensure that the Montenegrin language is finally adopted for official use in the town of Vrbas in northern Serbia.

BELGRADE - At this point, bilateral relations between Serbia and Montenegro are better than ever in the past 20 years, Montenegrin PM Dusko Markovic said on Friday, adding that Podgorica was not making decisions against others, but that it had to pursue its own interests.