BELGRADE, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Serbia and Montenegro expelled each other's ambassadors on Saturday night after a diplomatic spat that began with different views on the Montenegrin history.
Serbian Ambassador to Montenegro Vladimir Bozovic was first declared persona non grata by the Montenegrin Foreign Ministry due to a "long and continuous interference in the internal affairs of Montenegro, behavior and statements incompatible with the usual and acceptable standards of diplomatic office."
According to a press release of the Montenegrin Foreign Ministry, most recently Bozovic said that the Podgorica Assembly held in 1918, which abolished previous sovereignty of Montenegro and annexed its territory to Serbia, was an "expression of free will of the people."
Because of the remarks, Bozovic was declared persona non grata and asked to leave Montenegro.
The Serbian Foreign Ministry instantly responded with a similar decision, saying that Serbia reacted in a reciprocal manner and asked Montenegrin Ambassador to Serbia Tarzan Milosevic to leave the country.
Montenegro left the state union with Serbia after a referendum in 2006 and became an independent country, while in 2018 the Montenegrin parliament annulled the historical decision of the Podgorica Assembly made in 1918. Enditem
