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Montenegro's NATO Coordinator Refuses to Comment on Accession Invitation

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The National Coordinator for NATO at Montenegro’s Foreign Ministry, Vesko Garсeviс, said that he does not have any comments with regard to NATO's invitation... 02.12.2015, Sputnik International

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Montenegro's NATO Coordinator Refuses to Comment on Accession Invitation

10:59 GMT 02.12.2015

© AP Photo / John Thys, Pool Photo via APMontenegro's Foreign Minister Igor Luksic, center, Montenegro's Defense Minister Milica Pejanovic-Durisic, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg prepare to address the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015

Montenegro's Foreign Minister Igor Luksic, center, Montenegro's Defense Minister Milica Pejanovic-Durisic, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg prepare to address the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 - Sputnik International

The National Coordinator for NATO at Montenegro’s Foreign Ministry, Vesko Garсeviс, said that he does not have any comments with regard to NATO's invitation for Montenegro.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The National Coordinator for NATO at Montenegro’s Foreign Ministry, Vesko Garсeviс, refused to comment on Wednesday with regard to NATO's invitation for the country to begin talks on joining the alliance.

“No comment at the moment,” Garcevic told Sputnik Wednesday.

Montenegrin police officers are engulfed in smoke and flames as opposition supporters hurled torches on them during a protest in front of the Parliament building in Podgorica, Montenegro Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Police fired tear gas at opposition supporters who hurled fire bombs and torches to demand the resignation Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's government which hopes to steer the Balkan country toward NATO membership later this year - Sputnik International

NATO Membership at Odds With ‘Real' Interests of Montenegrins

2 December 2015, 10:20 GMT

Earlier in the day, Podgorica was invited to start accession talks to become NATO's 29th member.

In September, the United States announced that it was ready to extend an invitation in December to Montenegro to join the bloc.

Since late September, Montenegro has seen ongoing anti-government protests with thousands of citizens gathering in the streets of the country's capital, Podgorica, to demand that Montenegro stay out of the US-led NATO military bloc.