(ANSA) - BELGRADE, APR 29 - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that "Montenegro's chances" of joining the EU "are, in my opinion, excellent." "No country in the region is more determined to implement the necessary conditions. Montenegro has recently implemented a number of reforms, particularly in the area of the rule of law. And let me be clear: these are significant commitments on the path to the European Union," Scholz noted. (ANSA).