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 | | While arguing that Montenegro must become an "independent European state...with the political and cultural capacities to solve all our problems in a peaceful and democratic way," Vlahovic also stressed the importance of his country's joining the EU and NATO, starting with the U.S.-sponsored Adriatic Charter that includes Croatia, Macedonia, and Albania. |
 | | Montenegro has a proud military tradition, and no discussion of Montenegro's future would be complete without a reference to its fighting capacities. |
 | | Stressing that Montenegro is a peaceful country that does not plan to use its military, Vlahovic called for a "small, democratically controlled, multipurpose army not exceeding 3,000 men," fully integrated into the Adriatic Charter and NATO and advised by experts from Europe and the United States. |
| www.regionalanalysis.org /specialreports/specialreports/en/2005/02/B5CA945F-599A-47AA-9F7B-C5914F2E64BF.ASP (750 words) |
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