{"id":44024,"date":"2026-07-09T16:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&p=44024"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:24:50","slug":"president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Meets Representatives of Croats in Montenegro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107, who is on a working visit to Montenegro today, met with the representatives of Croats in Montenegro. The meeting took place in the \u201cJosip Markovi\u0107\u201d Cultural Centre in Donja Lastva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe discussed all topics, as well as the political and economic situation in Montenegro. I am glad that the property issue regarding the \u201cJosip Markovi\u0107\u201d Cultural Centre has been resolved, that it has been ceded to the Croatian state, and that Croats in Montenegro will continue to use this building in the future. That was an open issue. I am sure that the Croatian state will now also invest in the Cultural Centre,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107 after the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also spoke about the situation of Croats in Montenegro, how their position could be improved, and how they can contribute to the good relations between the two countries as loyal and self-aware citizens of Montenegro. For me, as well as for everyone in Croatia involved in state affairs, it is important to have an interlocutor in Montenegro, people with whom we can speak in a normal tone. That we have with most countries in the region, but not with each and every,\u201d the President added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting with President Milanovi\u0107 was attended by Zvonimir Dekovi\u0107, President of the Croatian National Council of Montenegro; Adrijan Vuksanovi\u0107, Member of the Parliament of Montenegro and President of the Croatian Civic Initiative in Montenegro; Darko Peri\u0107, Vice President of the Croatian National Council of Montenegro; Aleksandar Bijeli\u0107, Member of the Croatian National Council of Montenegro; Kristina Janovi\u0107, Member of the Croatian National Council of Montenegro; and Tanja Grabi\u0107, Member of the Croatian National Council of Montenegro and Editor in Chief of \u201cRadio Dux Tivat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cJosip Markovi\u0107\u201d Cultural Center was founded in 1922 thanks to the Croats from Donja Lastva. Today, it is one of the most important institutions of Croats in Montenegro. The Cultural Centre was gifted to the Croatian community in Montenegro in 2025 as a testament of friendship, as well as willingness for dialogue and resolving open issues between the Republic of Croatia and Montenegro. These include the status and rights of the Croatian national minority in Montenegro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After meeting the representatives of the Croatian minority in Montenegro, the President of the Republic is attending the formal reception on the occasion of the country\u2019s Statehood Day at the Residence of the President of Montenegro this evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n \n <\/a>\n \n \n <\/a>\n \n \n <\/a>\n \n \n <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Ana-Marija Kati\u0107<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe discussed all topics, as well as the political and economic situation in Montenegro. I am glad that the property issue regarding the \u201cJosip Markovi\u0107\u201d Cultural Centre has been resolved, that it has been ceded to the Croatian state, and that Croats in Montenegro will continue to use this building in the future. That was an open issue. I am sure that the Croatian state will now also invest in the Cultural Centre,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107 after the meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44021,"template":"","news-cat":[12],"class_list":["post-44024","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-cat-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPresident Milanovi\u0107 Meets Representatives of Croats in Montenegro - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Milanovi\u0107 Meets Representatives of Croats in Montenegro - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cWe discussed all topics, as well as the political and economic situation in Montenegro. I am glad that the property issue regarding the \u201cJosip Markovi\u0107\u201d Cultural Centre has been resolved, that it has been ceded to the Croatian state, and that Croats in Montenegro will continue to use this building in the future. That was an open issue. I am sure that the Croatian state will now also invest in the Cultural Centre,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107 after the meeting.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-09T15:24:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_6687.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2976\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1674\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/news\\\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/news\\\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\\\/\",\"name\":\"President Milanovi\u0107 Meets Representatives of Croats in Montenegro - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/news\\\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/news\\\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/DSC_6687.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-09T14:58:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-09T15:24:50+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/news\\\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/news\\\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/news\\\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/DSC_6687.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/DSC_6687.jpg\",\"width\":2976,\"height\":1674,\"caption\":\"Predsjednik Republike Hrvatske Zoran Milanovi\u0107 sastao se u \u010detvrtak, 9. srpnja 2026. godine s predstavnicima Hrvata u Crnoj Gori u Domu kulture \\\"Josip Markovi\u0107\\\" u Donjoj Lastvi.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/news\\\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Vijesti\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"President Milanovi\u0107 Meets Representatives of Croats in Montenegro\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107\",\"description\":\"Just another WordPress site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.predsjednik.hr\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"President Milanovi\u0107 Meets Representatives of Croats in Montenegro - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"President Milanovi\u0107 Meets Representatives of Croats in Montenegro - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107","og_description":"\u201cWe discussed all topics, as well as the political and economic situation in Montenegro. I am glad that the property issue regarding the \u201cJosip Markovi\u0107\u201d Cultural Centre has been resolved, that it has been ceded to the Croatian state, and that Croats in Montenegro will continue to use this building in the future. That was an open issue. I am sure that the Croatian state will now also invest in the Cultural Centre,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107 after the meeting.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/","og_site_name":"President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107","article_modified_time":"2026-07-09T15:24:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2976,"height":1674,"url":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_6687.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/","url":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/","name":"President Milanovi\u0107 Meets Representatives of Croats in Montenegro - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_6687.jpg","datePublished":"2026-07-09T14:58:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-09T15:24:50+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_6687.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_6687.jpg","width":2976,"height":1674,"caption":"Predsjednik Republike Hrvatske Zoran Milanovi\u0107 sastao se u \u010detvrtak, 9. srpnja 2026. godine s predstavnicima Hrvata u Crnoj Gori u Domu kulture \"Josip Markovi\u0107\" u Donjoj Lastvi."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-representatives-of-croats-in-montenegro\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Vijesti","item":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"President Milanovi\u0107 Meets Representatives of Croats in Montenegro"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/","name":"President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107","description":"Just another WordPress site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/44024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-cat?post=44024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}