Meanwhile, a representative of Montenegro‘s New Serbian Democracy Party, Slaven Radunovic, told RFE/RL that Hollande‘s statement was „good news“ for Montenegro, adding that „it removes from discussion an issue on which the citizens of Montenegro do not agree with their government.“
The majority of ethnic Serbs in Montenegro, who make almost 29 percent of the country‘s population of 650,000, oppose the government’s aspirations to join NATO.