In a referendum on 21 May 2006, the people of Montenegro opted to leave the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
This result was confirmed with a declaration of independence by the Montenegrin parliament on 3 June 2006.
It simultaneously requested international recognition and outlined foreign policy goals.
As enumerated in the parliamentary declaration of 3 June 2006, Montenegro's near-term primary foreign policy objectives are integration into the European Union, membership in the United Nations, to which it was admitted on 28 June 2006https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060628/wl_nm/montenegro_un_dc_2 and in NATO (joined NATO as of 2017)https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060604/ap_on_re_eu/montenegro_independence_4
Russia gave official recognition on 11 June 2006, and was the first permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to do so.
The European Council of Ministers recognized Montenegrin independence on 12 June, as did the United States.JTW News - Kacin: EU will recognize Montenegro on June 12  The United Kingdom extended recognition on 13 June.
The last two permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, France and the People's Republic of China recognised the government of Montenegro on 14 June.
On 30 November 2006, the Government adopted the Memorandum of Agreement between Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia on Consular Protection and Services to the Citizens of Montenegro.
By this agreement, Serbia, through its network of diplomatic and consular missions, provides consular services to the Montenegrin citizens on the territory of states in which Montenegro has no missions of its own.
In October 2008, Montenegro recognized Kosovo.
Membership in international organizations
On June 28, 2006, Montenegro was added to the American Radio Relay League's DXCC List as the 336th entry based on membership in the UN.
Montenegro acceded to the Geneva Conventions on August 2, 2006.
382 is Montenegro's telephone country code
.me is an Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) that was assigned to Montenegro, following the decision on 26 September 2006 by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency to allocate ME as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Montenegro.
Diplomatic relations
650px|center|thumb|Diplomatic relations of Montenegro (as of January 2020)
Notes: : EU member state.
: Despite the official recognition by European Union's foreign ministers, every member state had to recognise Montenegro individually, as well.
: Formerly Embassy Branch Office of a Belgrade resident embassy, Consulate-General, Consulate or honorary missions without diplomatic status established during the former Union State of Serbia and Montenegro).
Current mission formally accredited to Montenegro.
Pre-independence Consulate-General of Italy in Bar and of India in Podgorica are now closed.
: Situated in Podgorica unless otherwise noted.
Established after gaining independence unless otherwise noted.
: Formerly a trade or cooperation office or mission (sometimes without diplomatic accreditation) established during the former Union State of Serbia and Montenegro).
Current mission formally accredited to the host state.
: Not a sovereign state, but a sovereign non-state entity.
: A state with limited recognition.
Montenegro is recognized by 180 UN member states, the Holy See, Kosovo, Palestine and the Order of Malta.
It has diplomatic relations with all of them.
Montenegro has not been explicitly recognized by and has no diplomatic relations with the following 12 UN member states:
Belize
Bhutan
Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar
Marshall Islands
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Sao Tome and Principe
Somalia
Tanzania
Tonga
Montenegro-Canada relations
Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay wrote to Foreign Minister Miodrag Vlahović extending diplomatic recognition and agreeing to hold discussions on the establishment of diplomatic relations, which occurred later in 2007.
The Canadian Embassy in Belgrade is accredited to Montenegro.
There is currently no resident Montenegrin mission in Ottawa, so its ambassador in Washington, DC is accredited to Canada.
However Montenegro has Honorary Consuls in Toronto and Vancouver.
Montenegro-China relations
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between P.R.China and the Republic of Montenegro was on 14 June 2006.
China transformed its consulate into an embassy in Podgorica on July 7, 2006.
The Montenegrin embassy in China opened in Beijing on November 13, 2007.
In 2015, total trade between the two countries amounted to 160,385,964 euros.
China Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Montenegro Montenegro-United States of America relations
The United States recognized the Republic of Montenegro on June 12, 2006, being among the first states to do so.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on August 15, and have since rapidly developed.
On August 28, six U.S. Senators, John McCain (R-AZ), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Burr (R-NC) and John E. Sununu (R-NH), made an official visit to Montenegro.
Their activities included a meeting with President Vujanović and with the speaker of the Montenegrin parliament.
Soon after the congressional visit, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid an official visit to Montenegro, seeking support for the War on Terror and overall American geopolitical goals in Europe.
Following the Secretary's meeting with Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, it was announced that Montenegro had agreed in principle to aid the US efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, although no specific pledges of aid were made.
For his part, Secretary Rumsfeld stated that the United States supported Montenegro's desire to join NATO and would also assist in its acquiring membership in the Partnership for Peace programme.
Bilateral relations turned a new page on October 5 when the United States opened an embassy in Podgorica at a ceremony attended by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Rosemary DiCarlo, Montenegrin Foreign Minister Miodrag Vlahović, Mayor Miomir Mugoša and US Charge d'affaires Arlene Ferrill.
Roderick W. Moore, the first-ever Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Montenegro, presented his credentials to Montenegrin President Vujanović on September 19, 2007.
Montenegro currently maintains an embassy in Washington, D.C. and a consulate in New York City.
See also
Montenegro Albania border
Foreign relations of Serbia and Montenegro
List of Ambassadors from Montenegro
List of Ambassadors to Montenegro
List of diplomatic missions in Montenegro
List of diplomatic missions of Montenegro
Montenegro in intergovernmental organizations
References
External links
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
Embassies and consulates in and of Montenegro
Embassy of the United States of America in Podgorica
The Njegoskij Fund Network: Foreign Representations in Montenegro
The Njegoskij Fund Network: Montenegrin Representations Abroad
The Njegoskij Fund Network: Today's Montenegro: Diplomacy
