President of the Parliament of Montenegro Mr Ivan Brajović today has hosted MPs of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from the German federal state Lower Saxony.
President Brajović commended friendly relations between Montenegro and the Federal Republic of Germany and emphasised our interest in continuously improving cooperation at all levels, including cooperation with the German federal states, in order to provide them with more information on Montenegro’s progress and give them more reasons to strongly support our country. He referred to the significance of maintaining the good dynamics of political dialogue and emphasised that intensifying parliamentary cooperation had a positive impact on strengthening the overall relations, especially in the area of economy.
During their conversation, the President of the Parliament of Montenegro informed his interlocutors about the domestic social and political developments, the work of the Parliament and the progress made in the field of European integration. President Brajovic emphasised Montenegro's position that all Western Balkan countries should become EU members, respecting the regatta principle. In this context, he pointed out that the latest enlargement messages had not supported the further progress.
CDU MP Christian Calderone, noting that our two countries shared the same values, emphasised that this visit was a form of support to Montenegro on its European path. He praised the work of the Parliament in this term, as well as the efforts made towards improving the electoral legislation.
Mr Stefan Gärtner, Mayor of Gellersen, said that both Germany and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) were confused by recent decisions of some European countries which seek to divert public attention from internal problems by bringing into question the enlargement policy.
Delegation of Lower Saxony especially stressed that Germany would continue to strongly support European integration of Montenegro, as a state which reflected stability in the entire region and which deserved to be rewarded for its achievements.
The German delegation also included MPs Uwe Schünemann and Mr Marco Mohrmann, as well as Mayor of Bienenbüttel Mr Merlin Franke and Mayor of Gellersen Mr Tilman Kuban and the President of the CDU Youth Union. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, including Mr Norbert Beckmann-Dierkes, Director of the Foundation for Serbia and Montenegro.
President of the Parliament and CDU delegation
