Grlić Radman: Montenegro must implement court rulings related to property confiscated from families in Tivat

Croatia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman said last night, for the Croatian public broadcaster (HRT), that in order to close the benchmarks in Chapter 23 it is necessary for Montenegro to implement court rulings related to property confiscated from families in Tivat, adding that he has received assurances from the Montenegrin side that pressure will be exerted on the Mrčevac cadastral office in Tivat.
- Here I have good promises and good news. I can say that I have very good cooperation with my colleague Ibrahimović, and in general I have always had good cooperation with all governments of Montenegro. I believe we are on the right path toward resolving open issues. These include the Agreement on compensation for former detainees, which is in fact linked to, or tied to, the change of the name of the swimming pool named after Zoran Gopčević, who was once a guard at the notorious Morinj camp. There are certain assurances that the name of the pool could be changed -- Grlić Radman said.
And, of course, as he added, the confiscated property remains unresolved.
- This falls under the rule of law - judiciary and fundamental rights. That is covered by Chapter 23. Therefore, in order to close the restitution benchmark, this issue must be resolved - he emphasized.
He also said that he had received an assurance.
- That now, together with representatives of those families from Tivat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would submit their names and case numbers, so that pressure could be applied from their side on the Mrčevac cadastral office - the Croatian minister stated.