Foreign relations of Montenegro

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In a referendum on 21 May 2006, the people of Montenegro opted to leave the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. This result was confirmed with a declaration of independence by the Montenegrin parliament on 3 June 2006. It simultaneously requested international recognition and outlined foreign policy goals.

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As enumerated in the parliamentary declaration of 3 June 2006, Montenegro's near-term primary foreign policy objectives are integration into the European Union, membership in the United Nations, to which it was admitted on 28 June 2006 and in NATO (which it joined as of 2017).

Russia gave official recognition on 11 June 2006, and was the first permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to do so. The European Council of Ministers recognized Montenegrin independence on 12 June, as did the United States. [1] The United Kingdom extended recognition on 13 June. The last two permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, France and the People's Republic of China recognised the government of Montenegro on 14 June.

Membership in international organizations

OrganizationApplication dateAdmission date
Flag of NATO.svg  NATO Full Membership 04 Dec 20095 June 2017
NATO's Partnership for Peace Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine 30 August 2006 Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine 14 December 2006
International Criminal Court logo.svg International Criminal Court (ICCt)23 October 2006
Council of Europe (CoE) 6 June 2006 11 May 2007
Southeast European Cooperation Process (SECP)11 May 2007 Archived 2007-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
Black Sea Economic Co-operation (BSEC)not granted because of the Cyprus dispute Archived 2007-09-30 at archive.today
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)Green check.svg
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)1 March 2007
World Trade Organization (WTO)10 December 2004 29 April 2012
Flag of the United Nations.svg  United Nations (UN) 5 June 200628 June 2006
Flag of WHO.svg World Health Organization (WHO)29 August 200614 September 2006
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)21 June 2006 Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
Energy Community 1 January 2007
OSCE logo.svg Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe
(OSCE) Archived 2021-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
5 June 2006 22 June 2006 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
Flag of ILO.svg International Labour Organization (ILO)18 July 2006
Flag of UPU.svg Universal Postal Union (UPU)26 July 2006 Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
Central European Initiative (CEI)2 August 2006 Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe 3 August 2006 Green check.svg
Flag of IAEA.svg International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)14 June 2006 18 September 2006
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) 27 July 2006 22 September 2006
Flag of the International Maritime Organization.svg International Maritime Organization (IMO) 10 October 2006
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) 16 October 2006
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)23 October 2006
World Customs Organization (WCO)24 October 2006
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)25 October 2006 Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Yes check.svg Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)22 November 2006 Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
International Organization for Migration (IOM)28 November 2006
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)4 December 2006
International Monetary Fund (IMF)18 July 2006 18 January 2007
World Bank Group (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA)3 August 2006 Archived 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine 18 January 2007
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Yes check.svg Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
Flag of the World Meteorological Organization.svg World Meteorological Organization (WMO)25 May 2007
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)30 November 2007
Emblem of the IFRC.svg International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)21 September 2006
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)16 February 2015
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Yes check.svg
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Yes check.svg
Logo of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague.png Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)3 June 2006
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)June 2008
European Civil Aviation Conference June 2008
Eurocontrol logo 2010.svg EUROCONTROL 1 July 2007
FAO logo.svg Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)17 November 2007
European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) Yes check.svg
Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF)1 July 2010
Council of Bureaux (CoBx) 2012
Union for the Mediterranean 13 July 2008
Full European Union Membership 15 December 2008
International Sports Organizations
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) 27 July 2006
International Handball Federation (IHF) 7 August 2006
International Swimming Federation (FINA) 21 August 2006 Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
International Tennis Federation (ITF) 24 August 2006
International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 27 August 2006
International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) 23 October 2006
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 30 June 200626 January 2007
World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) 17 May 2007
FIFA Logo (2010).svg International Football Federation (FIFA) 30 June 200631 May 2007
International Archery Federation (FITA) 5 July 2007 Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
Olympic flag.svg  International Olympic Committee (IOC)6 July 2007
International Bowling Federation (FIQ) 30 August 2007 Archived 2019-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Yes check.svg

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Montenegro maintains diplomatic relations with:

Diplomatic relations of Montenegro.svg
#Country [2] Date
1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 13 June 2006
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 13 June 2006
3Flag of France.svg  France 13 June 2006
4Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 14 June 2006
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 14 June 2006
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14 June 2006
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 14 June 2006
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 15 June 2006
9Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 15 June 2006
10Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 19 June 2006
11Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 20 June 2006
12Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 21 June 2006
13Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 21 June 2006
14Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 22 June 2006
15Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 26 June 2006
16Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 26 June 2006
17Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 29 June 2006
18Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 30 June 2006
19Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3 July 2006
20Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5 July 2006
21Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6 July 2006
22Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 7 July 2006
23Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12 July 2006
24Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 12 July 2006
25Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12 July 2006
26Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17 July 2006
27Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 18 July 2006
28Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 19 July 2006
29Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 24 July 2006
30Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 24 July 2006
31Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 25 July 2006
32Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 25 July 2006
33Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 28 July 2006
34Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 28 July 2006
35Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1 August 2006
Flag of Palestine.svg  State of Palestine 1 August 2006
36Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2 August 2006
37Flag of India.svg  India 2 August 2006
38Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 4 August 2006
39Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7 August 2006
40Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 8 August 2006
41Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 9 August 2006
42Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14 August 2006
43Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 17 August 2006
44Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 22 August 2006
45Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 23 August 2006
46Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 September 2006
47Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4 September 2006
48Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5 September 2006
Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg  Sovereign Military Order of Malta 5 September 2006
49Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8 September 2006
50Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 12 September 2006
51Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 13 September 2006
52Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 14 September 2006
53Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 21 September 2006
54Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 26 September 2006
55Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 27 September 2006
56Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 27 September 2006
57Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11 October 2006
58Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20 October 2006
59Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 20 October 2006
60Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 23 October 2006
61Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 31 October 2006
62Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 7 November 2006
63Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 16 November 2006
64Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 17 November 2006
65Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 27 November 2006
66Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 30 November 2006
67Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12 December 2006
Flag of the Vatican City - 2001 version.svg  Holy See 16 December 2006
68Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 18 December 2006
69Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 19 December 2006
70Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 16 January 2007
71Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2 March 2007
72Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 7 March 2007
73Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 9 March 2007
74Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 12 March 2007
75Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 26 March 2007
76Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 29 March 2007
77Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 11 April 2007
78Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 17 May 2007
79Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 24 May 2007
80Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5 June 2007
81Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 5 June 2007
82Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 6 June 2007
83Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 16 July 2007
84Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 24 September 2007
85Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 17 October 2007
86Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 29 October 2007
87Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 18 March 2008
88Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 4 April 2008
89Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 24 April 2008
90Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 9 May 2008
91Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 30 October 2008
92Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 26 November 2008 [3]
93Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 4 December 2008
94Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 25 February 2009
95Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 10 March 2009
96Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 24 June 2009
97Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 8 September 2009
98Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 25 September 2009
99Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 26 September 2009
100Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 26 September 2009
101Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 26 September 2009
102Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 12 October 2009
103Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 16 November 2009
104Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 26 November 2009
105Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 21 December 2009
106Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 21 December 2009
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 15 January 2010
107Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 19 January 2010
108Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 4 February 2010
109Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 14 May 2010
110Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 19 May 2010
111Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 19 May 2010
112Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 27 May 2010
113Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 15 June 2010
114Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 29 June 2010
115Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 8 July 2010
116Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 16 July 2010
117Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 27 July 2010
118Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 21 September 2010
119Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 22 September 2010
120Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 22 September 2010
121Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 25 September 2010
122Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 25 September 2010
123Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 18 October 2010
124Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 November 2010
125Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12 November 2010
126Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 22 November 2010
127Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 17 December 2010
128Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 23 December 2010
129Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 29 December 2010
130Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 25 January 2011
131Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 31 January 2011
132Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 1 February 2011
133Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 9 February 2011
134Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 9 February 2011
135Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 25 February 2011
136Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4 April 2011
137Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 11 April 2011
138Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 15 April 2011
139Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 4 May 2011
140Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 10 June 2011
141Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 14 July 2011
142Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 18 July 2011
143Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 12 August 2011
144Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 15 September 2011
145Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 16 September 2011
146Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 16 September 2011
147Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 19 September 2011
148Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 21 September 2011
149Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 6 October 2011
150Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 6 October 2011
151Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 21 November 2011
152Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 20 December 2011
153Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 10 April 2012
154Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 16 August 2012
155Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 17 August 2012
156Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 20 September 2012
157Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 26 September 2012
158Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 17 October 2012
159Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 October 2012
160Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 12 November 2012
161Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 21 December 2012
162Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 28 February 2013
163Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 12 April 2013
164Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 10 September 2013
165Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 23 September 2013
166Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 25 September 2013
167Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 26 September 2013
168Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 27 September 2013
169Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 28 September 2013
170Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati [4] 17 January 2014
171Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 17 March 2014
172Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 7 April 2014
173Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 4 September 2014
174Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 15 September 2014
175Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone [5] 8 October 2014
176Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 29 October 2014
177Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 20 March 2015
178Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 2 April 2015
179Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 6 September 2017
180Flag of Belize.svg  Belize [6] 6 September 2017
181Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados [7] 19 February 2020

Montenegro does not maintain diplomatic relations with the following 11 UN member states:

Montenegro-Canada relations

Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay wrote to Foreign Minister Miodrag Vlahović extending diplomatic recognition and agreeing to hold discussions on the establishment of diplomatic relations, which occurred later in 2007. [8]

The Canadian Embassy in Belgrade is accredited to Montenegro. [8]

Montenegro-China relations

The establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Montenegro was confirmed on 14 June 2006.

China transformed its consulate into an embassy in Podgorica on July 7, 2006. The Montenegrin embassy in China opened in Beijing on November 13, 2007.

In 2015, total trade between the two countries amounted to 160,385,964 euros. [9]

Montenegro-Russia relations

Initially strong from 2006, relations slipped from 2010 as Montenegro has looked westward, with Montenegro joining international sanctions in 2014 following the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. The failed Russian military coup in October 2016 aiming to stop Montenegro seeking NATO membership was a turning point. Despite Russian investment into Montenegro, joining the EU became a key goal of Montenegro.

Russia continues to spy on Montenegro, GRU officer Igor Zaytsev is known to have travelled to Montenegro on numerous occasions up to 2018, bring in encryption equipment to give to existing or potential agents, including allegedly former Foreign Ministry spokesperson Radomir Sekulović. [10]

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 drove relationships down further, [11] with five diplomats expelled in March/April 2022 then six more Russian diplomats being expelled from Montenegro for alleged spying, in September, with Russia then closing its consulate in Podgorica. [12]

In August 2023 Montenegro refused to extradite Dmitry Senin, a former Russian FSB Colonel who had fled Russia in 2017 and had been granted asylum. [13]

Montenegro-United States of America relations

Embassy of Montenegro in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Embassy of Montenegro.JPG
Embassy of Montenegro in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

The United States recognized the Republic of Montenegro on June 12, 2006, being among the first states to do so. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on August 15, and have since rapidly developed. On August 28, six U.S. Senators, John McCain (R-AZ), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Burr (R-NC) and John E. Sununu (R-NH), made an official visit to Montenegro. Their activities included a meeting with President Vujanović and with the speaker of the Montenegrin parliament. [14]

Soon after the congressional visit, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid an official visit to Montenegro, seeking support for the War on Terror and overall American geopolitical goals in Europe. [15] Following the Secretary's meeting with Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, it was announced that Montenegro had agreed in principle to aid the US efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, although no specific pledges of aid were made. [16]

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