Marković: I am proud, Montenegro is safer than ever

The exercise was also attended by Minister of Defense Predrag Bošković, Chief of the General Staff of the Army of Montenegro, Brigadier General Dragutin Dakić, and the presidents of the municipalities of Kolašin and Mojkovac, Milosav Bulatović and Ranko Mišnić.
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Marković at the "Winter 2019" exercise, Photo: Gov.me/S. Matić
Marković at the "Winter 2019" exercise, Photo: Gov.me/S. Matić
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Ažurirano: 26.02.2019. 16:42h

The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Duško Marković, expressed his satisfaction with the results of the "Winter 2019" exercise, which was carried out today in Bjelasica by members of the Montenegrin Army, the Police Directorate, the Red Cross and the Mountain Rescue Service, Marković's office announced.

"Observing the exercise and the ability of the people participating in it, I felt pride and satisfaction that Montenegro has such an army, police and security services capable of responding to the greatest challenges," said Marković.

He said that he shares the feeling that Montenegro is safer than ever, that it has its own security system that is capable of meeting the needs of safety and security.

"I want to assure you that the state will do everything to ensure that you are better equipped and that you have better conditions for work and life because you perform important duties for Montenegro and its interests," added Marković.

Minister Bošković pointed out that the final phase of the exercise "Winter 2019" showed that the units of the Army of Montenegro are trained to respond to the most complex tasks in the mountains, as well as in the most extreme winter conditions.

He stressed the importance of the cooperation of institutions in emergency situations.

Bošković emphasized that citizens of Montenegro can be sure that state institutions in such situations are capable of reacting in the right way, in order to protect people and facilities.

"We will continue to jointly and individually train not only the mountain units, but also the entire Army of Montenegro in order to ensure the safety and security of the state and citizens," said Bošković.

As announced by the Ministry of Defense, the exercises included a joint patrol by members of the Army of Montenegro and the border police, preparation of an attack and an attack on a criminal group, transport and evacuation of the injured.

Then, the procedures of the members of the GSS and the Red Cross in providing assistance to the victims in the area affected by avalanches, the assistance of members of the VCG to civil institutions in the search and assistance to the victims in the area affected by the avalanche, as well as the extraction and transport of the injured.

Lieutenant Colonel Živko Rakočević also announced the formation of the Center for Mountain Warfare in Kolašin, which is a project that is being done in cooperation with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Austria.

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