By gaining independence, Montenegro also freed itself from one of the main obstacles that hindered the former Serbia-Montenegro state union's progress towards accession: the issue of co-operation with the UN war crimes tribunal.
Sticanjem nezavisnosti Crna Gora se takođe oslobodila jedne od glavnih prepreka koje su remetile napredak bivše državne zajednice Srbije i Crne Gore ka pridruživanju, pitanja saradnje sa Međunarodnim tribunalom za ratne zločine.