“Esteemed citizens who celebrate Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar,

Holidays that are before us are a time when we gift each other with kind and warm words. Family warmth and peace are the starting point of our honest and honourable life. Montenegrin tradition is lined with a golden frame of humanity, heroism and honesty. That is the tradition in the spirit of all faiths and nations of Montenegro.

In that spirit, let your faith and the highest Christian holiday make you human in intentions and wishes, heroic in the fight for the benefits of your loved ones and honest within.

I wish you to spend these days dedicated to your loved ones and our Montenegro, with faith in better and just society.

On behalf of the Parliament of Montenegro and on my own behalf, I wish you happy Christmas holidays.”

Mr Ranko Krivokapić