President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, expressed solidarity and offered his heartfelt condolences to Mr Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and Mr Michael R. Pence, President of the United States Senate, on the occasion of catastrophic fire which has claimed large number of human lives and caused immense material destruction in California:

"In these difficult moments for California and its citizens, our thoughts go out to the families of the victims and the missing. The United States has always, thanks to the strong will and unity of the American people, had the strength to successfully overcome difficult moments like these happening in California right now."