Montenegro Admitted Into The United Nations
Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter New York, NY (AHN) - The Republic of Montenegro is admitted as the 192nd member of the United Nations by a unanimous vote. General Assembly President Jan Eliasson called for a vote on the resolution. According to the Associated Press, when no one objected, he said, "I declare the Republic of Montenegro admitted to membership in the United Nations." Diplomats erupted into applause for the admission of the newly independent country. More applause accompanied the seating of President Filip Vujanovic, Foreign Minister Miodrag Vlahovic, and new special U.N. envoy Nebojsa Kaludjerovic in the General Assembly hall. On May 21, citizens of the small Balkan country voted for independence from Serbia by a thin margin. Montenegro then officially declared its independence from Serbia in June 3. Serbia opposed the results of the referendum at first. Montenegro's independence represents the final breakup of the former Yugoslavia. Serbia's acting ambassador Slavko Kruljevic says of Montenegro's induction into the UN, "I would like to emphasize that the Republic of Serbia, having spent almost a century in a common state with the Republic of Montenegro, shall seek to develop the closest and most friendly bilateral relations."
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