{"id":44051,"date":"2026-07-10T11:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=44051"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:18:15","slug":"president-milanovic-supports-montenegros-european-path-and-urges-it-to-preserve-its-statehood","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-supports-montenegros-european-path-and-urges-it-to-preserve-its-statehood\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Supports Montenegro\u2019s European Path and Urges It to Preserve Its Statehood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the invitation of the President of Montenegro Jakov Milatovi\u0107, the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanovi\u0107 attended a ceremony marking Montenegro\u2019s Statehood Day in Cetinje on Thursday evening. The event was also attended by the President of the Republic of Slovenia Nata\u0161a Pirc Musar and the European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Milatovi\u0107 thanked the Presidents of Croatia and Slovenia, as guests of honour, for their support of Montenegro\u2019s European path and their contribution to strengthening good neighbourly relations. \u201cThank you for working together to preserve the friendship between Montenegro and Croatia. Your presence here reaffirms our shared commitment to strengthening the ties between our two countries,\u201d President Milatovi\u0107 said during the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRelations between our two countries are good. For me, as for everyone in Croatia involved in public affairs, it is important that we have interlocutors in Montenegro, people with whom we can speak in a normal manner, as we do with most countries in the region,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 said earlier during his working visit to Montenegro. 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