The government will continue to implement the campaign for Montenegro's candidacy for a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UN) in the period 2026-2027. years.
This is stated, among other things, in the draft of the mid-term work program of the Government 2024-2027.
"By becoming a member of the United Nations Security Council, Montenegro confirms its credibility in the international community. As a member of one of the main organs of the UN, with its voice and active participation, Montenegro would actively contribute to one of the key goals of the UN, the preservation of international peace. On the internal level, membership in the UN Security Council would strengthen the professional capacities of state administration bodies," the document published on the Government's website reads.
As stated, a proposal for an activity plan and budget for the implementation of the campaign, which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been prepared.
The implementation of the campaign for Montenegro's candidacy for a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council was part of the medium-term work program of the former governments of Zdravko Krivokapić and Dritan Abazović.
Former Prime Minister Dritan Abazović asked the Non-Aligned Movement in June last year, at a ministerial meeting in Baku, to support Montenegro in becoming a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2026 and 2027.
The Security Council is a key body of the UN whose goal is to preserve global peace and security. It has 15 members, five permanent and ten non-permanent, and can impose sanctions or authorize the use of force in order to preserve or restore peace and security.
Permanent members of the Security Council are the United States of America, Great Britain, China, Russia and France. They can (either of them) veto any decision discussed by the Council.
Ten countries are elected every two years as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.
The government, as stated in the draft of the medium-term program of its work, is preparing for Montenegro's chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in 2026-2027.
The Committee of Ministers is the decision-making body of the Council of Europe and is made up of the ministers of foreign affairs of the member states or their permanent diplomatic representatives in Strasbourg. The Committee of Ministers decides on the policy of the Council of Europe and approves the budget and program of activities.
"Activities are carried out in accordance with the Statute of the Council of Europe, which rotates the presidency according to the English alphabet on a half-yearly basis, whereby it is foreseen that Montenegro will preside over the organization in the period November 2026 - May 2027," the government document reads.
The draft states that Montenegro will preside over five more regional initiatives during 2026 and 2027.
In addition, the Government plans to maintain 46% compliance with the EU's foreign and security policy in the area of sanctions, as well as to increase the number of MFA officials who attended at least one professional development program organized by the Diplomatic Academy and/or international cooperation program from 2023 in 90 to 2027 in XNUMX.
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