{"id":644,"date":"2026-05-21T13:31:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/?post_type=news&#038;p=644"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:14:01","slug":"ambassador-narciso-salvo-di-pietraganzili-attends-official-ceremony-marking-the-20th-anniversary-of-montenegros-independence","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news\/ambassador-narciso-salvo-di-pietraganzili-attends-official-ceremony-marking-the-20th-anniversary-of-montenegros-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Narciso Salvo di Pietraganzili attends Official Ceremony marking the 20th Anniversary of Montenegro&#8217;s independence"},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-644","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"hidden_news":"no","evidence":"yes","focus_on":"no","breaking":"yes","news_cover":{"id":651,"url":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/ceremony.jpg"},"cover_image_copyrighted":false,"news_content":"<p><b>Podgorica\u00a0 21 May 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Montenegro\u2019s independence, His Excellency Narciso Salvo di Pietraganzili, Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to Montenegro, participated in the official ceremony held in Podgorica, upon the personal invitation of His Excellency Prime Minister Mr. Milojko Spaji\u0107.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acting on behalf of His Most Eminent Highness Fra&#8217; John T. Dunlap, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Ambassador Salvo di Pietraganzili addressed Prime Minister Spaji\u0107 with the Order&#8217;s warmest congratulations on this significant milestone for Montenegro and its people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 20th anniversary of independence marks two decades of Montenegro\u2019s peaceful development, international partnership, and democratic progress. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which has maintained diplomatic relations with Montenegro since 2006, continues to follow the country\u2019s journey with friendship, respect, and a shared commitment to the values of dialogue and cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n","news_gallery":"yes","news_gallery_elements":[{"id":649,"url":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/prime-minister-speaking.jpg"},{"id":645,"url":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/traditional-clothes.jpg"},{"id":647,"url":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/prime-minister-2.jpg"}],"news_excerpt":"Ambassador Narciso Salvo di Pietraganzili Attends Official Ceremony Marking the 20th Anniversary of Montenegro's Independence"},"news_categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":664,"href":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/644\/revisions\/664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/montenegroembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}