Yugoslavia - The last divorce?(Montenegro tries to detach itself from Serbia)(Brief Article)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: January 22, 2000 | Copyright information

BELGRADE

Montenegro is looking for new friends as it tries to disentangle itself from Serbia. But breaking up will not be easy

BY SOME tokens, things are going well for the growing number of people, both inside and outside Montenegro, who hope to detach the small coastal republic from Serbia's embrace and deal the final blow to the teetering Yugoslav federation. One such sign was a discussion this week between Filip Vujanovic, Montenegro's prime minister, and ...

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