At the meeting of President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia Mr Milan Brglez and his host President of the Parliament of Montenegro Mr Ivan Brajović, it was concluded that Montenegro, as aspirant country to join the European Union, was an example when it comes to the implementation of reforms and fostering the best neighbourly relations without open issues. In that context, President Brajović emphasised our country’s advocating for valuing the pace of joining the EU for every country individually. The President of the National Assembly emphasised the willingness of Slovenia to share the integration experiences of its state, especially bearing in mind numerous similarities of the two countries and their parliaments. He also reiterated the position of all international officials, that the Parliament, and not the street nor any other place, was a place for discussing various political options. As an example of cooperation beneficial to the state, Mr Brglez pointed out that the delegation of the National Assembly also consisted of representatives of the opposition parties.
It was agreed that in the upcoming period concrete steps would be considered for improvement of cooperation of the two parliaments through the Memorandum of Understanding as well.
During the conversation with representatives of the Committee on International Relations and Emigrants, Committee on European Integration, and Security and Defence Committee, MP Mr Miodrag Vuković voiced gratitude to the representatives of the Republic of Slovenia for their support during the NATO membership process, emphasising that joining the North Atlantic Alliance was a result of our intensive work, while Montenegro did everything expected from a country aspiring to become a part of the serious society. He emphasised that the fact that Montenegro today was a member of NATO represented honour and at the same time he pointed out that the membership did not only mean benefits but also responsibility and efforts aimed at contributing to the collective security system.
Chairperson of the Committee on European Integration Mr Adrijan Vuksanović said that he believed in the sustainability of European values, and that Montenegro, through the EU membership, needed to institutionalise the values it naturally fostered through multi-ethnicity and multiculturalism.
Chairperson of the Committee on International Relations and Emigrants Mr Andrija Nikolić said that Montenegro was oriented towards its European path in full capacity, and that after the support to NATO membership, significant support to the European orientation of Montenegro also came precisely from the friendly Slovenia.
In the Parliament of Montenegro, the delegation headed by Mr Brglez also met with members of the Parliamentary Friendship Group of Montenegro and Slovenia, headed by Vice President of the Parliament Mr Branimir Gvozdenović.
This was followed by the meeting with representatives of the opposition MP groups.
In addition to the host President Brajović, the President of the National Assembly is also meeting with President of Montenegro Mr Filip Vujanović and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Srđan Darmanović. President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia is the first president of a European Union state coming to Montenegro since the constitution of the 26th Parliament. As of 1 July this year, Slovenia is presiding over the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP).
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