Party recognises Kostunica

Montenegro's main pro-Belgrade party recognised Dr Vojislav Kostunica as Yugoslavia's elected president.

Montenegro's main pro-Belgrade party recognised Dr Vojislav Kostunica as Yugoslavia's elected president.

But the Socialist People's Party (SNP) stopped short of spelling out whether it would help the president-elect in forming a transitional government.

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