THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO DECLARED INDEPENDENCE ON SATURDAY WHEN ITS PARLIAMENT ADOPTED THE MAY 21 NATIONAL REFERENDUM DECISION TO END A PARTNERSHIP WITH SERBIA GOING BACK TO 1918, REUTERS REPORTED. OPPOSITION MEMBERS OPPOSED TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE UNION BOYCOTTED THE EVENING ASSEMBLY SESSION IN THE ADRIATIC COAST REPUBLIC IN PROTEST. PRO-INDEPENDENCE MEMBERS WORE RED LAPEL ROSETTES AND MONTENEGRINS CELEBRATED OUTSIDE THE PARLIAMENT.
