Government of Montenegro has extended a diplomatic recognition to Kosovo Albanian separatists that have violently seized Serbian territory with help of NATO.

Government of Montenegro says that the recognition decision was not forced but it simply recognizes reality on the ground.

Virtually all of Montenegrins have been ethnically cleansed by Kosovo Albanian separatists in addition to all the Serbs while many churches have been leveled.

Recognition of Kosovo is not aimed against Serbia says the Montenegrin government.

"Montenegro has never nor will it ever do anything against Serbia," says Milan Rocen.

Leader of the Movement for Change, Andrija Mandic, said that all arguments against recognition were laid out to the Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and that his decision to recognize has deeply hurt the people of Montenegro.

Montenegro's Ambassador to Serbia, Ankica Vojvodic, has been told by the Serbian government that her presence is unwelcome. A note by the Serbian police has been given to Miss Vojvodic which implies that she should leave.

Montenegro will not reciprocate by throwing out the Ambassador of Serbia that is in Montenegro.

Political analyst Dejan Vuk Stankovic says that Montenegro's decision is a step backwards in relations of the two countries and that such decision shows that the country is not influenced by the people it represents but by big powers such as United States which has been pressuring them for recognition.

Analyst Djordje Vukadinovic says that Montenegro's decision is dramatic because it is done by a state that is a kin to Serbia and that such decision comes only one day after UN adopted Serbia's initiative to have the World Court rule on the illegality of Kosovo's independence where the court is nearly certain to rule in Serbia's favor.

"Recognition will cause a problem inside Montenegro because in it lives a substantial number of Albanians that will applaud, but also over 30% of those that declare themselves to be Serbs that will not look at the decision nicely," says Vladimir Vuletic, analyst.