Mr Brajović to lead the delegation of the Parliament at the IV Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the South-East European Cooperation Process

Thursday, 08 June 2017 17:34

Mr Brajović to lead the delegation of the Parliament at the IV Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the South-East European Cooperation Process

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President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, will lead the delegation of the Parliament of Montenegro at the IV Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), to be held in Zagreb on 9-10 June 2017

During his stay in Zagreb, President Brajović will on 9 June have bilateral meetings with the Croatian President, Ms Kolinda Grabar Kitarović and the Croatian Prime Minister, Mr Andrej Plenković and on 10 June with the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, Mr Gordan Jandroković. President Brajović will have a meeting with the Union of Montenegrins in Croatia as well.

In the frameworks of the SEECP Session on 10 June, President Brajović will have a presentation on the topic "Connecting – Cooperation – Communication – the way forward".

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The South-East European Cooperation Process Parliamentary Assembly was established on 10 May 2014, at the Inaugural Session of the SEECP Parliamentary Assembly held in Bucharest, as a result of the multiannual work of participating countries on institutionalisation of the parliamentary dimension of this initiative. The South-East European Cooperation Process is a regional framework, launched in June 1996, at the meeting of ministers of foreign affairs of the South-East Europe in Sofia, aimed at promoting and strengthening good neighbourly relations between the SEE countries and transforming the region in the zone of peace, security, stability, and cooperation.

There are 12 SEECP member states: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Turkey. Montenegro formally became the 11th SEECP member, at the Summit held on 10 and 11 May 2007 in Zagreb. The political framework of this cooperation process covers the issues of security and stability, development of cooperation in the economy and protection of the environment, promoting humanitarian, social and cultural cooperation, as well as cooperation in the field of justice, combating organised crime, terrorism, trafficking in drugs, weapons and people.

The Plenary Sitting is held once a year, in the country holding presidency of the SEECP, while the meetings of the three general committees are also held once per year, in the country of origin of the chairperson of the general committee.

During 2017, the Republic of Croatia will preside over the Parliamentary Assembly of the SEECP.