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Pažin: If there’s honesty and goodwill, we are very close to solution in dialogue between govt and SPC

Dialogue between the Serbian Orthodox Church, SPC, and the Government of Montenegro will continue once the requirements are met, while the final success will depend on whether both sides are going to start it sincerely, in good faith, by respecting each other’s arguments and without political ultimatums, Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Zoran Pažin, told today while answering questions of MPs in the parliament.

In response to the question of MP, Mr Andrija Mandić, Mr Pažin assessed that the govt won’t accept ultimatums imposed by the representatives of the SPC, and it won’t demand any from them either.

Speaking about litanies, he said that it’s completely legitimate to organize rallies in a democratic society regarding any social matter, “but you can get only a political answer to that kind of political pressure, and we need a legal dialogue with mutual respect,” Mr Pažin added.

On the question of MP, Mr Predrag Bulatović, the Deputy PM said that the vagueness of personnel decisions in the judiciary has affected the European integration of Montenegro, adding that the government is not the address that should be responsible for that since the issue is not within its competence.

In the dialogue with MP, Mr Slaven Radunović, Mr Pažin welcomed the actions of the Islamic religious community as a positive example of social responsibility in respecting healthcare guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic.

“In celebrating its biggest religious holiday, Eid, the Islamic religious community showed the highest degree of responsibility for respecting the measures of the Ministry of Health, and there were no incidents.”

As for the question of MP Mr Nebojša Medojević, he [Mr Pažin] voiced disagreement with the statement concerning the existence of endemic corruption in Montenegro.

“We don’t accept that kind of generalization. We are ready to provide arguments in communication with anyone, respecting our partners as well,” he stated.

This doesn’t mean we are denying the existence of corruption, added Mr Pažin, stating that its suppression must be the top priority of every state body in Montenegro.

 

 

 

 

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