Panama, Montenegro
Establish Diplomatic
Ties
Panama and the Republic
of Montenegro have
established diplomatic
relations, the
Panamanian Foreign
Ministry announced on
Tuesday.
The two countries
established diplomatic
ties on May 9, a
statement released on
the ministry's website
said.
Panama's Representative
to the United Nations
Ricardo Arrias and his
Montenegrin counterpart
signed the joint
statement on behalf of
their respective
countries in New York on
May 9.
By establishing
diplomatic ties, the two
governments hope to
pursue continuous
bilateral cooperation
and friendship in the
future, the statement
said.
The Republic of
Montenegro, formerly a
part of Serbia and
Montenegro, is located
in Europe's Balkan
peninsula and has a
population of less than
700,000. It officially
announced independence
on June 3, 2006.
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