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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFAIRS

The attempt to remove Montenegrin flag is political primitivism

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned yesterday's protests, endangering security and property, as well as requests for the removal of state symbols in front of the Honorary Consulate building in West Palm Beach.

"Political messages, threats and ideas, which were heard during the protest, although far from Montenegro and its local ideologues and inspirers - SPC and its branches in our country, are just another sad, but also dangerous demonstration of fanaticism, nationalism, clericalism and political primitivism of the lowest kind, which led to war and the most heinous crimes during the 1990s, " the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

All this, they say, is contrary to all the essential values of liberal democracies on which the United States and the European Union and Montenegro are based.

"In many ways, judging by the protagonists, symbols, iconography, messages and demands, the character of the demonstrations in West Palm Beach is irresistibly reminiscent of those in recent months on the streets of Montenegrin cities, that have been unfolding under different pretexts, but always with the same goal - destabilizing Montenegro and its Western and Euro-Atlantic orientation.

"Neither Montenegro, nor its Euro-Atlantic partners, can and will close their eyes to such gatherings," the foreign ministry said.

The ministry, as they said, thanks the authorities, security and all competent institutions of the USA, which prevented the violence with quick and decisive intervention and ensured the inviolability of the consular representation of Montenegro in West Palm Beach.