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• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: August 25, 2010
• Case Number: F-2009-00733
• Publication Date: September 30, 2000

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30 September 2000
 Leading Development
Public sparring between Montenegrin President Djukanovic and Serbian
opposition leader Kostunica is becoming increasingly bitter. Djukanovic,
who has recognized Kostunica's victory in the FRY presidential election,
yesterday told the press that Podgorica would not accept anti-Montenegrin
policies from Serbia, regardless of whether the regime in Belgrade was
dictatorial or was "wrapped in a democratic package."
- Djukanovic issued a thinly veiled warning that he could call
a referendum on independence.
- Kostunica at an opposition rally in Belgrade on Wednesday
charged that Podeorica had turned its back on the Serbian
Djukanovic's comments have grown more strident during the past week
as the Serbian opposition and the Montenegrin Socialist National Party
(SNP)-Djukanovic's rival-have begun discussing a coalition in the
FRY legislature. Such a coalition under a Kostunica presidency would
threaten Djukanovic's position at home and his importance to the West.
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