Border between Kosovo and Montenegro

The border between Kosovo and Montenegro separates the territory of the Republic of Kosovo and Montenegro . It has a length of around 75 kilometers on around 40 kilometers as the crow flies. The boundary has not yet been finally determined.

Borderline

Kosovo	Montenegro
local community	local community
Istog	Rožaje
Peja
	Berane
	Plav
Deçan
Junik

The common national border is a pure high mountain border. It runs in a south-westerly direction along the main ridge of the Dinaric Mountains in Prokletije . As a largely natural orographic border, it separates the areas of the Crna Gora (“Black Mountains”, Italian Montenegro ), the historical region of Zeta , and the basin area around the Blackbird Field and Metochia , which was known in the Yugoslavian era as a summary . In the Čakorpass region , however, it runs partly east of the watershed.

The border begins in the Mokra Gora Mountains , where the triangle with Serbia is located east of the document  (approx.  2000  m ) . From there it curves westwards into the Žljeb massif, with the Žljeb  (approx.  2365  m ) as the border summit, and the Hajla massif with the Hajla  (approx.  2403  m ) and then southwards through the Glođija to the upper Bistrica e Pejës below the Čakor. Then it leads southeast into the mountains of Bjeshkët e Namuna të Kosovës . From there it runs southwest again over the Pasji vrh  (approx.  2405  m ) and Maja e Madhe  (approx.  2372  m ) to Tromeđa  (approx.  2366  m ), the triangle with Albania .

Kosovar-Serbian border		Montenegrin-Kosovar border		Kosovar-Albanian border
Serbian-Montenegrin border				Albanian-Montenegrin border
	receipt		Tromeđa

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

history

Kingdom of Montenegro around 1913; the larger area east of the Čakorpass in western Kosovo can be seen.

The current state border is a partial republic border from the 1974 Yugoslav constitution. In the course of the disintegration of Yugoslavia , the Kosovo war broke out in 1998 , and in 1999 the NATO - Kosovo Force ( KFOR ) was set up, which is also active in the field of assistance in border security and border control to this day. The border at the Čakorpass was also closed in the course of the war .

In 2006, Montenegro split from Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, “Rest of Yugoslavia”), and in 2008 Kosovo split from the remaining Republic of Serbia . Montenegro also recognized Kosovo this year, and the two countries established official diplomatic relations.

A project began as early as 2010 as part of the Cross Border Cooperation Project  (CBC) of the European Union. In principle, it was stated that the border would be retained in the state of 1974, but controversial points in the exact demarcation were dealt with. For example, due to unclear conditions, an eleven-kilometer no man's land was created at the Kula Pass . Montenegro has been an official EU candidate country since 2010 . As part of the accession negotiations between Montenegro and the European Union , which began in 2012, consolidation of the borders is also a condition.

At the Western Balkans Conference in Vienna in August 2015, a demarcation agreement was signed between Montenegro and Kosovo. The agreement was criticized in parliament in Pristina because around 120 square kilometers of disputed territory were awarded to Montenegro. A deal was planned for the beginning of 2016, but has been delayed in particular due to fierce resistance from the Kosovar opposition such as Vetëvendosje .

Since Serbia - unlike most of the states (as of 2016) - has not yet recognized Kosovo under international law, the course of the border can in some ways still be described as controversial in principle. A border agreement is also being prepared between Serbia and Kosovo as part of the Western Balkans conferences and the EU accession process.

Border crossing and border traffic

The only border crossing between the two states is (the Kosovar side mentioned first):

• Kulla -Rožaje on the route R 196 Peja - 8 Rožaje

The Čakor / Çakor crossing ( Peja - Murino route ) was closed in 1999 and has not yet reopened.

literature

• Ministry of Local Government Administration (Montenegro), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (Kosovo): IPA Cross-Border Program Montenegro - Kosovo 2011-2013. Final Draft, January 31, 2011 ( PDF , on ec.europa.eu/enlargement).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Kosovo - Montenegro. CBC programs. cbckosovo.eu, undated, accessed March 14, 2016
2. ↑ The tri-border region lies between Document (west), Mali Document (north) and Pogled (east)
3. ↑ The height information in the room diverges greatly depending on the source. The information here follows the list of Prokletije peaks .
4. ^ ^{A b c} Dusica Tomovic: Montenegro to Seal Border Deal with Kosovo. balkaninsight.com, December 23, 2015.
5. ↑ Montenegro recognizes Kosovo's independence , International Herald Tribune. October 9, 2008. 
6. ↑ Montenegro, Kosovo in diplomatic ties . B92. January 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 15, 2010. 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Kosovo Solves Border Demarcation Issue with Montenegro. ( Memento of March 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) independent.mk, August 27, 2015.
8. ^ Western Balkans Conference - Border Agreement between Bosnia and Montenegro. In: Tiroler Tageszeitung online, 23 August 2015.
9. ^ Elton Tota: Kosovo approves the border agreement with Montenegro. In: Independent Balkan News Agency. August 5, 2015, accessed March 14, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Ervin Qafmolla: Kosovo's Vetevendosje Renews Opposition to Montenegro Border Deal. In: Balkan Insight. June 9, 2016, Retrieved December 24, 2017 (Albanian). 
11. ↑ Reuters: Serbian PM says time to face facts over Kosovo sovereignty , accessed on January 12, 2013.
12. ↑ Kosovo-Serbia Border 'Will Be Raised in Brussels'. balkaninsight.com, January 14, 2016.