Montenegro to establish diplomatic relations with Kosovo soon

BELGRADE (Xinhua) -- Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic said that Montenegro will establish diplomatic relations with Kosovo soon.

“When one country recognizes another, the logical next move is to establish diplomatic relations,” Djukanovic was quoted by Serbian state news agency TANJUG as saying.

This will not undermine the relations between Montenegro and Serbia, which were normalized recently after a bad period, he added.

Montenegro, a tiny Balkan country of some 650,000 population, gained independence in June 2006 after a historic referendum to break up a union with Serbia. It recognized Kosovo on Oct. 9 last year, after which its Ambassador Anka Vojvodic was declared unwanted in Serbia.

A breakaway province of Serbia, ethnic Albanian-dominated Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in February 2008. However, Serbia has vowed it would never recognize Kosovo's independence, regarding the move illegal and in contrary with international law.

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