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04. February 2003 - Tuesday |
New state, no flag
BELGRADE – The Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro is to take effect as of tonight after its adoption earlier this evening by the Yugoslav Parliament.
With the passing of the new constitution the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, created on April 27 1992, ceases to exist.
The Yugoslav Parliament’s Chamber of Citizens voted this evening for the charter and its supplementary law at 19.40.
A new state may have been born, but the citizens of Serbia and Montenegro still have no flag, national anthem or coat of arms.
The reason for this lies in the failure of representatives of the Montenegrin and Serbian political parties to reach agreement.
There is controversy over whether the flag should be a darker blue as is the Serbian flag, or a lighter blue like the Montenegrin flag.
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