President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, participates at the Summit Meeting of Parliament Speakers from Central and Eastern Europe

Thursday, 18 May 2017 17:53

President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, participates at the Summit Meeting of Parliament Speakers from Central and Eastern Europe

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President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, participating at the Summit Meeting of Parliament Speakers from Central and Eastern Europe, had the presentation today in Warsaw, the Republic of Poland, on the topic of "Security situation in the region".

Speaking about the security of the Western Balkans, as a region that is firmly linked to the European security complex, but also about the new security challenges and the ways in which they can be overcome by mutual cooperation, President Brajović emphasised that today, more than ever before, revitalisation of common values is needed, as well as solidarity and the idea of European unity, taking into account at the same time the particularities and specific historical experiences of each state individually.

He indicated that Montenegro, bearing in mind its historical path, has unfortunately often come, in a hard way, to the realisation that only by preserving value, tradition, concerned about itself, but strongly cooperating with neighbors and being open towards new ideas, could preserve civil, multinational and multiconfessional character of the country, which represented its greatest value. We also managed to preserve this special feature during the wars caused by the breakup of socialist Yugoslavia, when we had been a safe shelter for a huge number of refugees from our neighborhood, Mr Brajović reminded.

- We are firmly convinced that the security architecture of the Western Balkans was inextricably linked to the EU and NATO, and therefore, in Montenegro, we see European and Euro-Atlantic integration as the best reform framework for achieving the standards of the most developed democracies, which would ensure our security and enable economic development, with the aim of improving quality of life of our citizens, President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, pointed out.

- Parliamentary cooperation in the present form, at the level of parliamentary presidents, in addition to the fact that it paves the way for strengthening inter-parliamentary cooperation at all levels, can serve as a means of rapid response to current issues of particular importance for the countries of this region and our citizens. That is why sharing experiences is important, because no matter how close or far geographically we are located, we are part of a cultural European space that shares the same legacy and has the same problems. That is, in the end, our commitment to future generations to which we must leave a peaceful, stable and united Europe, President Brajović concluded.

Before the beginning of the Summit, presidents of the parliaments attended the reception hosted by Mr Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland.

During the Summit Meeting of Parliament Speakers from Central and Eastern Europe, President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, also had a series of bilateral meetings, with Mr Marek Kuchciński, Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Lower House), Mr Stanisław Karczewski, Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland (UpperHouse), Mr László Kövér, Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary, and Mr Kalin Popescu-Taricanu, President of the Romanian Senate.

During the talks with Mr Marek Kuchciński, Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and Mr Stanisław Karczewski, Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, satisfaction was expressed with the excellent relations between the two countries, both at the political level and with the obvious interest for further strengthening of economic cooperation. President Brajović emphasised the importance of parliamentary cooperation, welcomed the establishment of a friendship group in Polish Sejm and announced that a new composition of the Friendship Group with Poland at the Parliament of Montenegro will soon be determined, which would certainly contribute to its further improvement. He thanked for the continuous support of Poland to the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Montenegro, and particularly highlighted the fact that Poland was among the first countries to ratify the Protocol of Montenegro on joining NATO.

President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, during his conversation with Mr Taricanu, President of the Romanian Senate, in the context of very good parliamentary cooperation, recalled on the signed Memorandum of Understanding between the Parliament of Montenegro and the Lower House of the Parliament of Romania, and stressed that the strengthening of interstate relations is very important for further intensification of political contacts at all levels. Other current political and economic issues of Montenegro and Romania were also considered.

Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary, Mr László Kövér, and President Brajović assessed that the two countries have cooperated in an open and partnership manner, and expressed their satisfaction with the intensity of political dialogue and excellent bilateral relations, and that there have been many potentials for their further improvement.

- Hungary has made a significant contribution to the European and Euro-Atlantic path of Montenegro, and the support has also been reflected in its activities within the Visegrád Group, Mr Brajović said. The interlocutors expressed interest in further enhancing of economic cooperation and assessed the importance of regular meetings of the Mixed Commission for Economic Cooperation.

President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, also held meeting with Mr Irakli Kobakhidze, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Mr Andriy Parubiy, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada - Parliament of Ukraine, Mr Bariš Čolak, Chairman of the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr Šefik Džaferović, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ms Tsveta Karayancheva, Vice-President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria.

The Summit Meeting of Parliament Speakers from Central and Eastern Europe in Warsaw is being attended by more than 30 presidents and representatives of parliaments of European countries.

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Presentation of the President Brajović at the Summit Meeting of Parliament Speakers from Central and Eastern Europe

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Bilateral meetings with presidents Karczewski, Kuchciński, Kövér and Taricanu

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Bilateral meetings with Džaferovic, Kobakhidze, Parubiy and Karayancheva

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Statement of the President Brajović – Warsaw

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