Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic said on Wednesday that his
country were expecting all-around friendly cooperation with China
to deepen the traditional friendship, said reports reaching
Belgrade from the Montenegrin capital Podgorica.
Montenegro will continue its support to China's stand on its
Taiwan province, said Vujanovic when he met Li Manchang, the first
Chinese ambassador to the Balkan country.
Presenting his credentials to President Vujanovic, Li said that
China would like to develop and strengthen the bilateral relations
in political, economic and other spheres.
Li also said that China highly appreciated Montenegro's
principled stand to adhere to the one-China policy.
On June 3, 2006, Montenegro declared independence after the
parliament ratified the result of the independence referendum held
on May 21.
China and Montenegro inked a joint communiqué to establish
diplomatic ties in Beijing on July 16, after the Chinese government
announced its recognition of Montenegro's sovereignty and
independence on June 14. On July 7, China opened an embassy in
Podgorica.????
(Xinhua News Agency January 11, 2007)
