Serbian President Boris Tadic called on the Macedonian and Montenegrin Governments to appoint new ambassadors to Serbia, to normalize the strained relations between the countries. Tadic said that Serbia wants the best of relations with Macedonia and Montenegro, but he stressed that it is up to the governments of these two countries to make the first step. “It is not Serbia’s turn now to reinstate the Montenegrin and Macedonian ambassadors. It is up to these two countries to propose new ambassadors. Then Serbia will appraise the situation and make an adequate decision that will protect the citizens’ interests,” Serbian President Tadic said in an interview for Serbian news agency Beta.

Tadic emphasized that Serbia did not lower the level of its diplomatic relations with Macedonia and Montenegro with its decision to deny hospitality to the ambassadors of these two countries, stressing that, from a diplomatic and technical aspect, this leaves potential for these relations to be renewed.