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The Serbian intelligence agency says there is a high security risk for President Aleksandar Vučić ahead of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tivat. Podgorica guarantees the safety of all participants...
The Serbian Security and Intelligence Agency (BIA) announced that it has recommended that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić not travel to Montenegro for the EU-Western Balkans Summit, as it has assessed that there is a “high security risk.” In its statement, the BIA said that, according to operational information in its possession, Radoje Zvicer, considered the leader of the Kavač criminal clan, is currently in Montenegro.
The agency added that Montenegrin authorities have not submitted the security assessment that, according to it, has been requested several times by Serbian services. On Wednesday evening, officials from the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and journalists from the pro-government Informer television channel called on Vučić not to travel to Tivat.
The Speaker of the Serbian Parliament, Ana Brnabić, told Informer that she had tried to convince the president to cancel the trip, but he refused, insisting that he would attend the summit "out of duty to Serbia."
In its reaction, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro published a message on the X platform, emphasizing that the country will do everything to host "friends, allies and partners" at the highest level and to guarantee the successful development of the summit.
"As a responsible and reliable member of NATO, Montenegro guarantees all guests a safe and peaceful stay. Our priority remains that no external circumstances overshadow the success of the summit and the common objectives we promote through it," the statement said.
The EU-Western Balkans Summit takes place on June 5 in Tivat and is expected to bring together heads of state and government from the region and the European Union.
Vucic's security warnings came after an incident on Wednesday when a charter flight from Belgrade with 87 passengers was returning from Tivat to Serbia. Montenegrin police and the National Security Agency of Montenegro considered the flight a potential security risk.
The Montenegrin portal Vijesti reported that most of the returnees have criminal records and have been mentioned in Serbian media for years as individuals engaged in "special tasks" for the SNS regime.
According to photos published by the media, some of them were carrying telecommunications equipment and banners with the slogan "Serbia is winning", which has been used for months by the SNS in response to the slogan of the student movement in Serbia "Students are winning".
The purpose of this group's trip to Montenegro remains unclear.
Meanwhile, N1 television reported that Serbian authorities prevented a group of travelers from Montenegro from entering Serbia and that a flight from Podgorica was subjected to a surprise security check, in what the media described as a possible retaliatory measure by Belgrade. /Pamphlet/
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