Latest News from Montenegro
"Serbia to focus"
The State Department said on the occasion of the decision of Montenegro, Bulgaria and North Macedonia not to allow the overflight of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's plane on the way to Belgrade, that they, as sovereign states, "made sovereign decisions on airspace, reflecting Europe's determination to hold Russia "accountable" for the attack on Ukraine.
Lavrov called the Closure of Airspace for his Plane by NATO Countries “Scandalous”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today described as "unprecedented" the closure of the airspace for his plane by three Eastern European countries, which prevented him from visiting Serbia, BTA reported.
"Something unprecedented has happened," Lavrov told a news conference, criticizing the move as "scandalous".
Bulgarian MFA: Lavrov is Under Sanctions that’s why his Flight through Bulgaria was Denied
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria did not provide a diplomatic permit for Russian flights over Bulgarian territory that have on board the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov with a note from June 1.
This is stated in the position of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry.
Lavrov's visit canceled? Russia's MFA: "Our diplomacy has not mastered teleportation"
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Serbia has been cancelled after countries around Serbia closed their airspace to his aircraft, a senior foreign ministry source told the Interfax news agency on Sunday.
"Those reports are accurate," a high-ranking source in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Interfax today.
Montenegro May Seek Expert Help on Editor’s Unsolved Murder
Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic at the commemoration in front of the daily 'Dan' building in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro.
The editor-in-chief and owner of the daily newspaper Dan, well known for his opposition to the then government, was shot dead on leaving his office in Podgorica on May 27, 2004. He had received numerous death threats.