Foreign relations of Montenegro
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In a referendum
on 21 May 2006, the people of Montenegro
opted to leave the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
. This was confirmed with a declaration of independence
by the Montenegrin parliament
on 3 June 2006. It simultaneously requested international recognition and outlined foreign policy goals.
As enumerated in the parliamentary declaration of 3 June 2006, Montenegro's near-term primary foreign policy objectives are integration into the European Union
, membership in the United Nations
, to which it was admitted on 28 June 2006 and in NATO.
The European Council of Ministers recognized Montenegrin independence on 12 June 2006, as did the United States. Russia gave official recognition on 11 June. The United Kingdom extended recognition on 13 June. The last two permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
, France and the People's Republic of China recognised the government of Montenegro on 14 June.
On 30 November 2006, the Government adopted the Memorandum of Agreement between the Republic of Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia on Consular Protection and Services to the Citizens of Montenegro. By this agreement, Republic of Serbia, through its network of diplomatic and consular missions, provides consular services to the Montenegrin citizens on the territory of states in which Montenegro has no missions of its own.
In October 2008, Montenegro recognized the independence of Kosovo
.
Notes:
: EU member state.
: Despite the official recognition by European Union
's foreign ministers, every member state had to recognise Montenegro individually, as well.
: Embassy Branch Office of a Belgrade
resident embassy that is currently formally accredited to Montenegro. (established during the former Union State of Serbia and Montenegro
).
: Consulate-General situated in Podgorica
(unless otherwise noted). Some are honorary missions without diplomatic status.
: Pre-2006, as part of Serbia & Montenegro.
: Post-independence, consulate opened after gaining independence.
: Not an independent sovereign state, but a sovereign
non-state entity.
: . First date is for the recognition of Kosovo by Montenegro.
: A state with limited recognition.
Official sources, where available, are listed first, followed by news sources.
Montenegro is recognized by 153 states ( including the Holy See
, excluding Kosovo
and Palestine
), the Order of Malta and the European Union
. Togo is a special case,as the country has recognized the independence of Montenegro,but does not yet maintain diplomatic relations with the government in Podgorica.
Montenegro has no diplomatic relations with the following 41 states:
Non-recognized states with no diplomatic relations with Montenegro:
Relations between the two sides have rapidly developed since the establishment of diplomatic ties. On August 28, six U.S. Senators, John McCain
(R-AZ), Saxby Chambliss
(R-GA), Mel Martinez
(R-FL), Lindsey Graham
(R-SC), Richard Burr
(R-NC) and John E. Sununu
(R-NH), made an official visit to Montenegro. Their activities included a meeting with President Vujanovic and with the speaker of the Montenegrin parliament.
Soon after the congressional visit, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
paid an official visit to Montenegro, seeking support for the War on Terror
and overall American geopolitical goals in Europe. Following the Secretary's meeting with Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, it was announced that Montenegro had agreed in principle to aid the US efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, although no specific pledges of aid were made. For his part, Secretary Rumsfeld stated that the United States supported Montenegro's desire to join NATO and would also assist in its acquiring membership in the Partnership for Peace
programme.
Bilateral relations turned a new page on October 5 when the United States opened an embassy in Podgorica
at a ceremony attended by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Rosemary DiCarlo, Montenegrin Foreign Minister Miodrag Vlahović, Mayor Miomir Mugoša
and US Charge d'affaires
Arlene Ferrill. Roderick W. Moore, the first-ever Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Montenegro, presented his credentials to Montenegrin President Vujanovic on September 19, 2007.
Montenegro currently maintains an embassy in Washington, D.C.
and a consulate in New York City.
wrote to Foreign Minister Miodrag Vlahović
extending diplomatic recognition and agreeing to hold discussions on the establishment of diplomatic relations, which occurred later in 2007.
The Canadian Embassy in Belgrade is accredited to Montenegro. There is currently no resident Montenegrin mission or representative in Canada.
and Israel
were not allowed to participate in Malaysia My Second Home
programme. But in August 2008 this was revoked and now only citizens of Israel
are forbidden to participate in the Malaysia My Second Home
programme.
Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006
The Montenegrin independence referendum was a referendum on the independence of the Republic of Montenegro from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro that was held on 21 May 2006.The total turnout of the referendum was 86.5%...
on 21 May 2006, the people of Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
opted to leave the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
. This was confirmed with a declaration of independence
Declaration of independence
A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...
by the Montenegrin parliament
Parliament of Montenegro
The Parliament of Montenegro is the unicameral legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, each elected for a four-year term. The current Speaker of the Parliament is Ranko Krivokapić, while the deputy speakers are Željko Šturanović and Rifat Rastoder...
on 3 June 2006. It simultaneously requested international recognition and outlined foreign policy goals.
As enumerated in the parliamentary declaration of 3 June 2006, Montenegro's near-term primary foreign policy objectives are integration into the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, membership in the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, to which it was admitted on 28 June 2006 and in NATO.
The European Council of Ministers recognized Montenegrin independence on 12 June 2006, as did the United States. Russia gave official recognition on 11 June. The United Kingdom extended recognition on 13 June. The last two permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
, France and the People's Republic of China recognised the government of Montenegro on 14 June.
On 30 November 2006, the Government adopted the Memorandum of Agreement between the Republic of Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia on Consular Protection and Services to the Citizens of Montenegro. By this agreement, Republic of Serbia, through its network of diplomatic and consular missions, provides consular services to the Montenegrin citizens on the territory of states in which Montenegro has no missions of its own.
In October 2008, Montenegro recognized the independence of Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
.
Membership in international organizations
| Organisation | Application date | Admission date |
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21 June 2006 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/06/europe/EU_GEN_Montenegro_International_Code.phphttp://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/mm/scripts/mm.list?_search=ITUstates&_languageid=1 | |
 Co-operation in Europe Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, human rights, freedom of the press and fair elections... (OSCE) http://www.osce.org/item/19388.html http://www.vlada.me/vijesti.php?akcija=vijesti&id=13818 |
5 June 2006 http://www.coe.int/T/E/Com/About_Coe/Member_states/default.asp | 22 June 2006 http://www.dtt-net.com/en/index.php?page=view-article&article=1640&CMSSESSID=0f08304bd9eaad8c90d0edacd0dd4f79 |
 United Nations (UN) http://english.people.com.cn/200606/06/eng20060606_271295.html |
5 June 2006 | 28 June 2006 http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/montenegro-recommended-as-un-membership/2006/06/23/1150845342970.html http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19028&Cr=montenegro&Cr1 |
 International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the... (ILO) |
18 July 2006 http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=202777&src=0 | |
 Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the... (UPU) |
26 July 2006 http://www.upu.int/members/en/members.html | |
| Central European Initiative Central European Initiative The Central European Initiative is a forum of regional cooperation in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, counting 18 member states. It was formed in Budapest in 1989.-History:... (CEI) |
2 August 2006 http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n93326 | |
| Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe | 3 August 2006 http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newid=31486&subcategory_id=095 | http://www.stabilitypact.org/partners/ |
 World Health Organization The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health... (WHO) |
29 August 2006 | 14 September 2006 http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=20300 |
 International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957... (IAEA) |
14 June 2006 http://www.iaea.org/About/Policy/MemberStates/ | 18 September 2006 http://www.iaea.org/About/Policy/GC/GC50/GC50Resolutions/English/gc50res-4_en.pdf |
| International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) Interpol Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation... |
27 July 2006 http://www.interpol.int/Public/News/2006/Montenegro20060727.asp | 22 September 2006 http://www.interpol.int/public/icpo/pressreleases/pr2006/PR200633.asp |
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10 October 2006 http://www.imo.org/home.asp | |
| Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) http://www.skupstina.me/ | 16 October 2006 http://www.skupstina.me/ | |
| International Criminal Court International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the... (ICCt) |
23 October 2006 http://www.icc-cpi.int/press/pressreleases/195.html | |
| Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is an intergovernmental organization, located in The Hague, Netherlands. The organization promotes and verifies the adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention which prohibits of the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction... (OPCW) |
23 October 2006 http://www.opcw.org/html/db/members_ratifyer.html | |
| World Customs Organization World Customs Organization The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community... (WCO) |
24 October 2006 http://www.wcoomd.org/ie/En/Press/press.html | |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Founded in 1991, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia. Its mission was to support the formerly communist countries in the process of establishing their... (EBRD) |
25 October 2006http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n98843 | |
| International Trade Union Confederation International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour... (ITUC) |
 http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/ITUC_List_Affiliates_Nov._2006_09052007.pdf |
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| United Nations Industrial Development Organization United Nations Industrial Development Organization The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria... (UNIDO) |
22 November 2006 http://www.unido.org/doc/3359 | |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM) | 28 November 2006 http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/pbnEU/cache/offonce?entryId=12058 | |
| World Intellectual Property Organization World Intellectual Property Organization The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world".... (WIPO) |
4 December 2006 http://www.wipo.int/members/en/ | |
| NATO's Partnership for Peace Partnership for Peace Partnership for Peace is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation program aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union; 22 States are members... http://www.makfax.com.mk/look/agencija/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=2&NrArticle=32678&NrIssue=104&NrSection=20 |
30 August 2006 http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n94962 | 14 December 2006 http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2006/12-december/e1214a.htm |
| International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world... (IMF) |
18 July 2006 http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2006/pr06161.htm | 18 January 2007 http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2007/pr077.htm |
| World Bank Group World Bank Group The World Bank Group is a family of five international organizations that makes leveraged loans, generally to poor countries.The Bank came into formal existence on 27 December 1945 following international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements, which emerged from the United Nations Monetary... (IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight... , IDA International Development Association The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and... , IFC International Finance Corporation The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States.... , MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in... ) |
3 August 2006 http://www.worldbank.org.yu/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/SERBIAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:21014670~menuPK:300909~pagePK:141137~piPK:141127~theSitePK:300904,00.html | 18 January 2007 http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21187416~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) | 1 March 2007 http://portal.unesco.org/geography/en/ev.php-URL_ID=7089&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html | |
| Council of Europe Council of Europe The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation... (CoE) http://www.mip.gov.me/index.php?akcija=vijesti&id=13849 |
6 June 2006 http://www.coe.int/T/E/Com/About_Coe/Member_states/default.asp | 11 May 2007 https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1130883&BackColorInternet=F5CA75&BackColorIntranet=F5CA75&BackColorLogged=A9BACE |
| Southeast European Cooperation Process Southeast European Cooperation Process The South East European Co-operation Process was launched on Bulgaria's initiative in 1996. At the Bulgaria-chaired meeting in Sofia, the SEE countries laid the foundations for regional co-operation for the purposes of creating an atmosphere of trust, good neighbourly relations and stability.A... (SECP) |
11 May 2007 http://www.stabilitypact.org/pages/press/detail.asp?y=2007&p=534 | |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and Development United Nations Conference on Trade and Development The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues.... (UNCTAD) |
http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=1929&lang=1 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html |
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 World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873... (WMO) |
25 May 2007 http://www.wmo.ch/pages/mediacentre/press_releases/pr_787_e.html | |
| Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council , a NATO institution, is a multilateral forum created to improve relations between NATO and non-NATO countries in Europe and those parts of Asia on the European periphery. The member states meet to cooperate and consult on a range of political and security issues... (EAPC) |
http://www.nato.int/pfp/eapc-cnt.htm | |
| World Trade Organization World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948... (WTO) |
10 December 2004 http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/a1_montenegro_e.htm | |
| World Tourism Organization World Tourism Organization The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information... (UNWTO) |
30 November 2007 http://www.unwto.org/media/news/en/press_det.php?id=1551 | |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies... (IFRCS) |
21 September 2006 http://www.ckcg.co.me/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=14&limitstart=2 | |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries... (IFAD) |
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 International Hydrographic Organization The International Hydrographic Organization is the inter-governmental organisation representing the hydrographic community. It enjoys observer status at the UN and is the recognised competent authority on hydrographic surveying and nautical charting... (IHO) |
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| International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial... (ISO) |
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| Permanent Court of Arbitration Permanent Court of Arbitration The Permanent Court of Arbitration , is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.-History:The court was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference, which makes it the oldest institution for international dispute resolution.The creation of... (PCA) |
3 June 2006 http://www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1038 | |
| Southeast European Cooperative Initiative Southeast European Cooperative Initiative The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, or the SECI, has been an initiative that, under the auspices of men like Erhard Busek and Richard Schifter, has been successful in providing stability in an unstable region and has found support in international organizations and countries... (SECI) |
June 2008 http://www.mip.gov.me/index.php/Regionalne-organizacije/inicijativa-za-saradnju-u-jugoistonoj-evropi-seci.html | |
| Black Sea Economic Co-operation (BSEC) | not granted because of the Cyprus dispute Cyprus dispute The Cyprus dispute is the result of the ongoing conflict between the Republic of Cyprus and Turkey, over the Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus.... http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=37983 |
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| European Civil Aviation Conference European Civil Aviation Conference The European Civil Aviation Conference or Conférence Européenne de l'Aviation Civile is an intergovernmental organization which was established by the International Civil Aviation Organization and the Council of Europe. It is located in Neuilly-sur-Seine/Paris in France... |
June 2008 http://www.ecac-ceac.org/index.php?content=lstsmember#55 | |
| EUROCONTROL | 1 July 2007 http://www.eurocontrol.int/corporate/public/standard_page/org_membership.html | |
 Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and... (FAO) |
17 November 2007http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2007/1000705/index.html | |
| European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity is an association of Europe's transmission system operators for electricity... (ENTSO-E) |
http://www.entsoe.eu/index.php?id=15&no_cache=1&sword_list |
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| Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail The Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail, - History :The Organisation was set up on 1 May 1985. The Organisation’s basis under international law is the Convention of 9 May 1980... (OTIF) |
1 July 2010 http://www.otif.org/en/about-otif/list-of-member-states.html | |
| Council of Bureaux (CoBx) http://www.cobx.org/ | ||
| Union for the Mediterranean Union for the Mediterranean The Union for the Mediterranean is a multilateral partnership that encompasses 43 countries from Europe and the Mediterranean Basin: the 27 member states of the European Union and 16 Mediterranean partner countries from North Africa, the Middle East and the Balkans... |
13 July 2008 | |
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| Full European Union Membership European Union The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958... |
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| International Sports Organisations | ||
| International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) | 27 July 2006 http://www.superathletics.co.za/default.asp?id=186172&des=article&scat=superathletics/international | |
| International Handball Federation (IHF) IHF IHF stands for:* International Humanity Foundation* * International Healing Foundation* International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights* International Handball Federation* Institute of High Fidelity* Indian Hockey Federation... |
7 August 2006 http://www.ihf.info/front_content.php?idcat=132&idart=383 | |
| International Swimming Federation (FINA) Fina Fina may refer to:*Fina, a character in the Skies of Arcadia video game*FINA, the International Swimming Federation*FINA, the North American Forum on Integration... |
21 August 2006 http://www.swimnews.com/News/displayStory.jhtml?id=4709 | |
| International Tennis Federation (ITF) International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913... |
24 August 2006 http://www.rtcg.org/index.php?akcija=vijesti&id=19282 | |
| International Basketball Federation (FIBA) | 27 August 2006 http://www.rtcg.org/index.php?akcija=vijesti&id=19294 | |
| International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) | 23 October 2006 http://www.fivb.org/en/Infomedia/PressReleaseDB.asp?No=11715&Language=0 |
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| Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
30 June 2006 | 26 January 2007 http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=501110.html |
| World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Taekwondo Federation The World Taekwondo Federation is the International Federation member of the International Olympic Committee for the competition events of the martial art of taekwondo... |
17 May 2007 http://www.wtf.org/site/news/wtf.htm?realnum=161&page=7&keyword=&part=&mode=view | |
| International Football Federation (FIFA) FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth... |
30 June 2006 | 31 May 2007 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/07/sports/EU_SPT_SOC_FIFA_Montenegro.php |
| International Archery Federation (FITA) FITA -Acronyms:* Friendly Islands Teachers' Association, a trade union in Tonga* Federación Argentina de Industrias Textiles* Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc, the World Archery Federation... |
5 July 2007 http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/FITA%20website/01%20News/Newsletters/FITA%20INFO/2007/08_Special_Congress-e.pdf | |
 International Olympic Committee (IOC) |
6 July 2007 http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2237 | |
| International Bowling Federation (FIQ) Fiq Fiq may refer to:Places:* Afik, an Israeli settlement in the southern Golan Heights built on the former site of a Syrian city named Fiq* Fiq Airfield, a civilian airfield in the southern Golan Heights... |
30 August 2007 http://www.fiq.org/news.php?id_noticia=5 | |
| International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) | ||
| International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) | ||
- On June 28, 2006, Montenegro was added to the American Radio Relay LeagueAmerican Radio Relay LeagueThe American Radio Relay League is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the USA. ARRL is a non-profit organization, and was founded in May 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim of Hartford, Connecticut...
's DXCC List as the 336th entry based on membership in the UN. http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/06/28/1/?nc=1 - Montenegro acceded to the Geneva ConventionsGeneva ConventionsThe Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of the victims of war...
on August 2, 2006.http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20211642-23109,00.html - 382 is Montenegro's telephone country code http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/06/europe/EU_GEN_Montenegro_International_Code.php
- .me.me.me is the Internet country code top-level domain for Montenegro.The .me top level domain replaced the .yu domain previously used by Serbia and Montenegro....
is a Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) that was assigned to Montenegro. It is likely to be created as the country code top-level domain for Montenegro, following the decision on 26 September 2006 by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency to allocate ME as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Montenegro.
States that have explicitly recognized Montenegro and/ or establishment of diplomatic relations
| # | Country | Recognition of the Republic of Montenegro | Establishment of Diplomatic Relations | Status of Diplomatic Mission in Montenegro | Status of Diplomatic Mission in the country |
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| 4 | Embassy | Embassy | See Montenegro–Russia relations Montenegro–Russia relations Montenegro–Russia relations are foreign relations between Montenegro and Russia.1710 Metropolitan Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš - who led Montenegro into independence in 1697 - went to Russia and the Czarist Empire recognized Montenegro. Moscow pledged aid and declared the Russian Empire as a protector... |
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: EU member state.
: Despite the official recognition by European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
's foreign ministers, every member state had to recognise Montenegro individually, as well.
: Embassy Branch Office of a Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
resident embassy that is currently formally accredited to Montenegro. (established during the former Union State of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
).
: Consulate-General situated in Podgorica
Podgorica
Podgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...
(unless otherwise noted). Some are honorary missions without diplomatic status.
: Pre-2006, as part of Serbia & Montenegro.
: Post-independence, consulate opened after gaining independence.
: Not an independent sovereign state, but a sovereign
Sovereignty
Sovereignty is the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided...
non-state entity.
: . First date is for the recognition of Kosovo by Montenegro.
: A state with limited recognition.
Official sources, where available, are listed first, followed by news sources.
Montenegro is recognized by 153 states ( including the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
, excluding Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo
Kosovo , officially the Republic of Kosovo is a partially recognised state and a disputed territory in the Balkans...
and Palestine
State of Palestine
Palestine , officially declared as the State of Palestine , is a state that was proclaimed in exile in Algiers on 15 November 1988, when the Palestine Liberation Organization's National Council adopted the unilateral Palestinian Declaration of Independence...
), the Order of Malta and the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. Togo is a special case,as the country has recognized the independence of Montenegro,but does not yet maintain diplomatic relations with the government in Podgorica.
Montenegro has no diplomatic relations with the following 41 states:
- Bahamas, BarbadosBarbadosBarbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, BelizeBelizeBelize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...
, El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, GrenadaGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
, HaitiHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and NevisThe Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....
, VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, - Burkina FasoBurkina FasoBurkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
, BurundiBurundiBurundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
, CameroonCameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicThe Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
, ChadChadChad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
, Equatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
, GabonGabonGabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
, Gambia, GhanaGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, Ivory Coast, LesothoLesothoLesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...
, LiberiaLiberiaLiberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
, MadagascarMadagascarThe Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, MaliMaliMali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
, MauritiusMauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
, NigerNigerNiger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
, NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, RwandaRwandaRwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
, Sao Tome and PrincipeSão Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
, Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneSierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
, SomaliaSomaliaSomalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
, SwazilandSwazilandSwaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
, TanzaniaTanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
, TogoTogoTogo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately... - BhutanBhutanBhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
, YemenYemenThe Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east.... - KiribatiKiribatiKiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...
, Marshall IslandsMarshall IslandsThe Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
, Federated States of MicronesiaFederated States of MicronesiaThe Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...
, PalauPalauPalau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...
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, VanuatuVanuatuVanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
Non-recognized states with no diplomatic relations with Montenegro:
- AbkhaziaAbkhaziaAbkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
, Nagorno-Karabakh RepublicNagorno-Karabakh RepublicThe Nagorno-Karabakh Republic , or Artsakh Republic is a de facto independent republic located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia...
, Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusTurkish Republic of Northern CyprusNorthern Cyprus or North Cyprus , officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , is a self-declared state that comprises the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus...
, Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicSahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicThe Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a partially recognised state that claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlu, Western Sahara. The SADR government controls about...
, SomalilandSomalilandSomaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...
, South OssetiaSouth OssetiaSouth Ossetia or Tskhinvali Region is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
, Republic of China (Taiwan), TransnistriaTransnistriaTransnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
Montenegro-United States of America relations
The United States of America recognized the Republic of Montenegro on June 12, 2006, being among the first states to do so. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on August 15.Relations between the two sides have rapidly developed since the establishment of diplomatic ties. On August 28, six U.S. Senators, John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
(R-AZ), Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
Clarence Saxby Chambliss, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Georgia. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative ....
(R-GA), Mel Martinez
Mel Martinez
Melquíades Rafael Martínez Ruiz, usually known as Mel Martinez , is a former United States Senator from Florida and served as Chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19, 2007, the first Latino to serve as chairman of a major party...
(R-FL), Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham is the senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina and a member of the Republican Party. Previously he served as the U.S. Representative for .-Early life, education and career:...
(R-SC), Richard Burr
Richard Burr
Richard Mauze Burr is the senior United States Senator from North Carolina and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Burr represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives....
(R-NC) and John E. Sununu
John E. Sununu
John Edward Sununu is a former Republican United States Senator from New Hampshire, of Lebanese and Palestinian Christian ancestry. Sununu was the youngest member of the Senate for his entire six year term. He is the son of former New Hampshire Governor John H...
(R-NH), made an official visit to Montenegro. Their activities included a meeting with President Vujanovic and with the speaker of the Montenegrin parliament.
Soon after the congressional visit, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Henry Rumsfeld is an American politician and businessman. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the oldest person to...
paid an official visit to Montenegro, seeking support for the War on Terror
War on Terror
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...
and overall American geopolitical goals in Europe. Following the Secretary's meeting with Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, it was announced that Montenegro had agreed in principle to aid the US efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, although no specific pledges of aid were made. For his part, Secretary Rumsfeld stated that the United States supported Montenegro's desire to join NATO and would also assist in its acquiring membership in the Partnership for Peace
Partnership for Peace
Partnership for Peace is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation program aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union; 22 States are members...
programme.
Bilateral relations turned a new page on October 5 when the United States opened an embassy in Podgorica
Podgorica
Podgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...
at a ceremony attended by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Rosemary DiCarlo, Montenegrin Foreign Minister Miodrag Vlahović, Mayor Miomir Mugoša
Miomir Mugoša
Miomir Mugoša , MD is a Montenegrin physician and politician. He has been mayor of Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, since 2000....
and US Charge d'affaires
Chargé d'affaires
In diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...
Arlene Ferrill. Roderick W. Moore, the first-ever Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Montenegro, presented his credentials to Montenegrin President Vujanovic on September 19, 2007.
Montenegro currently maintains an embassy in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and a consulate in New York City.
Montenegro-Canada relations
Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKayPeter MacKay
Peter Gordon MacKay, PC, QC, MP is a lawyer and politician from Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for Central Nova and currently serves as Minister of National Defence in the Cabinet of Canada....
wrote to Foreign Minister Miodrag Vlahović
Miodrag Vlahovic (foreign minister)
Miodrag Vlahović is the Montenegrin Ambassador to the United States.He was born in Đakovica, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia in 1961, and graduated from Veljko Vlahović University's Faculty of Law in Titograd in 1981. He completed his LLM at the University of Belgrade's Law School, specializing in...
extending diplomatic recognition and agreeing to hold discussions on the establishment of diplomatic relations, which occurred later in 2007.
The Canadian Embassy in Belgrade is accredited to Montenegro. There is currently no resident Montenegrin mission or representative in Canada.
Montenegro-Malaysia relations
Citizens of Montenegro, SerbiaSerbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
were not allowed to participate in Malaysia My Second Home
Malaysia My Second Home
The Malaysia My Second Home program is an international residency scheme enacted by the Government of Malaysia to allow foreigners to live in the country on a long-stay visa of up to 10 years. To qualify for the program, applicants must meet certain financial and medical criteria...
programme. But in August 2008 this was revoked and now only citizens of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
are forbidden to participate in the Malaysia My Second Home
Malaysia My Second Home
The Malaysia My Second Home program is an international residency scheme enacted by the Government of Malaysia to allow foreigners to live in the country on a long-stay visa of up to 10 years. To qualify for the program, applicants must meet certain financial and medical criteria...
programme.
See also
- Foreign relations of Serbia and MontenegroForeign relations of Serbia and MontenegroSince the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, the foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was characterized primarily by a desire to secure its political and geopolitical position and the solidarity of ethnic Serbs in the Balkan region through a...
- List of Ambassadors from Montenegro
- List of diplomatic missions in Montenegro
- List of diplomatic missions of Montenegro
External links
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
- Embassies and consulates in and of Montenegro
- Embassy of the United States of America in Podgorica
- The Njegoskij Fund Network: Foreign Representations in Montenegro
- The Njegoskij Fund Network: Montenegrin Representations Abroad
- The Njegoskij Fund Network: Today's Montenegro: Diplomacy