NATO Secretary General visits Montenegro, meets President

NATO’s secretary general met top Montenegrin officials in Budva on Wednesday, marking the first anniversary of Montenegro’s Membership Action Plan, MAP, for the alliance.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General, met Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic and Prime Minister Igor Luksic to discuss progress made in the first year of Montenegro’s Membership Action Plan (MAP). The agenda also included discussion of the situation in the Western Balkans and NATO-led operations in Afghanistan and Libya.

Speaking in a joint press conference with the Prime Minister, Rasmussen thanked Montenegro for its substantial contributions to the alliance’s operations in Afghanistan.

Rasmussen also commended Montenegro for its constructive role in promoting security and stability in the region.

“It is my vision to see all countries of the Western Balkans improve their relationships with NATO and the EU in the future,” he emphasised.