19 minutes agoMontenegro's prime minister: We Are Ready to Strengthen Our Position in Kosovo
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)Montenegro is willing to strengthen its position in Kosovo. So said Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajzic during a joint conference today, following his meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Speaking of presence in Kosovo, Spajic says that already Montenegro is [...]
Montenegro is willing to strengthen its position in Kosovo. So said Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajzic during a joint conference today, following his meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Speaking of presence in Kosovo, Spajic says that already Montenegro is very present in Kosovo.
“We are ready to strengthen our position in Kosovo. We think the situation has calmed down recently, but as we discussed, we are always willing to help and is in our deep national interest to maintain peace in Kosovo. The same applies to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our firm commitment to the territorial integrity and peace of Bosnia and Herzegovina is of great importance to Montenegro. We share a large border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, so we are certainly ready to be a reliable ally in NATO in any form”, he said.
We jointly concluded that Montenegro actively contributes to NATO's key tasks and collective defence in general. We confirmed our presence in the East, Latvia, Bulgaria, Iraq and Kosovo. I also reaffirmed our determined commitment to continue Ukraine's support as long as necessary in its struggle for sovereignty and implementation of important reforms for both the EU and the road to EU NATO”, the Montenegrin prime minister said.
Western Balkans, Strengthening NATO, and preparations for the Washington summit, have been the main topics of this meeting.
“Situate in the Western Balkans region remains fragile. Violence that has erupted in Kosovo was unacceptable. This has led NATO immediately to engage additional forces in Kosovo“, Stolemberg has said.
He has warned that next week, the North Atlantic Council, the alliance's top political body, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina to testify in this way to the irresistent support for Bosnia and Herzegovina's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Stoltenberg has thanked Montenegro for contributing to the NATO mission in Kosovo, KFOR, but also the constructive role for peace and stability in the Balkan region.
