Montenegro

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic met with Montenegrin Parliament Speaker Andrija Mandic in Belgrade on Tuesday, noting that Serbia is ready to work on advancement of relations with brotherly and friendly Montenegro.

Historically, no other country has been closer to Montenegro than Serbia has, Vucevic said.

BERLIN - A declaration in support of an action plan for a common regional market was signed in Berlin on Monday, including by Serbian PM Milos Vucevic.

TIVAT - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday in Tivat, Montenegro, where he is attending a Brdo-Brijuni Process summit, that he had had an opportunity to speak with all guests at the event except the president of the provisional institutions in Pristina, and noted that it was important to talk even when there was no agreement in the region on all issues.

The Montenegrin authorities have extradited Binali Camgöz, the head of an İzmir-based criminal syndicate, to Türkiye following an extensive diplomatic effort led by the Turkish intelligence agency.

Camgöz, wanted in Türkiye for an array of serious offenses, including homicide, drug trafficking, assault, extortion and property damage, fled to Georgia in 2018.

 A major power outage hit Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania and most of Croatia's coast on Friday, disrupting businesses, shutting down traffic lights and leaving people sweltering without air conditioning in the middle of a heatwave.

Montenegro, Bosnia and most of Croatia's Adriatic coast where temperatures approached 40 degrees Celcius, experienced a major power blackout on Friday, according to Montenegro power distributor CEDIS and local media.

"Almost the entire area of Montenegro is without power due to network outages," CEDIS said on its Facebook page.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev underscored the importance of the newly convened parliament during a joint press conference with Montenegro's President, Jakov Milatovic. Radev highlighted that in a parliamentary system, the effective functioning of parliament is paramount, emphasizing his decision to convene it promptly.

The young athlete fell ill while on international duty with Montenegro

KOTOR, - Commenting on Pristina's announcement it would submit its own statute of a Community of Serb Municipalities to the so-called Kosovo constitutional court by end-May, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday it was another trick by Albin Kurti and his helpers and lobbyists.

KOTOR - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien in Kotor, Montenegro, on Thursday to discuss the current regional and geopolitical situations, progress in the Western Balkans' EU accession process and opportunities for further strengthening of relations and expanding Serbia-EU cooperation.