The United States supports sovereignty and integrity of Montenegro. Being the sovereign state, Montenegro has the right to its own choice of association without toxic foreign influence. The United States will keep supporting its friend, partner and ally Montenegro in strengthening its capacities for preventing and reacting to mean actions, the U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro, Ms Judy Rising Reinke told in an interview with Dan, a daily.
On pronounced verdicts in the election-day coup trial, she said: “Allow me to briefly explain: the United States sees the verdict of the High Court as a major step forward for the rule of law in Montenegro. The Montenegrin justice system showed professionalism in such a serious and complex case. The case revealed the attempt of Russia to destabilize the independent European country right before it joined NATO.”
According to Ambassador Reinke, any attempt of subverting democracy and distracting election in sovereign countries is completely unacceptable.
“The Montenegrin justice system now has to keep developing based on this experience in order to strengthen its rule of law, and the United States will keep providing expertise in this process.”
She also stressed, among other things, that the National Police of Montenegro continues to improve the cooperation with the U.S. and other international colleagues in order to boost its capacities for solving crime issues and strengthening the rule of law.
Ambassador Reinke was adamant: “We have gone into partnership with the Government of Montenegro and Montenegro’s citizens and not with any political party in the country.”
