The Montenegrin delegation in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly voted for Kosovo to become an associate member, said Miodrag Laković, MP of the Europe Now Movement (PES) and member of the Montenegrin delegation.
He wrote on the X network that both members of the Montenegrin delegation voted in favor.
Duško Stjepović, deputy of Democratic Montenegro, is in the delegation with Laković, it was announced earlier from the Assembly.
"Both members of our delegation to PA NATO voted in favor. Both on the issue of Kosovo and Malta, as well as the conclusions related to unreserved support for Ukraine. This is in the spirit of our coalition agreement, common foreign and security policy with the EU, as well as a credible NATO membership," wrote Laković.
He specified that, when it comes to the status of Kosovo, which was upgraded from the previous observer member, 14 delegates abstained, not 14 countries as some media reported. One country – Hungary, voted against, the portal Kossev.info announced.
The session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly is held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly is institutionally separate from the Alliance, but it serves as an important link between that military alliance and the parliaments of the member countries, reports Radio Free Europe.
It consists of 281 delegates from all 32 NATO member countries.
In addition to them, delegates from nine associated countries, four associated Mediterranean countries, as well as eight parliamentary observer delegations participate in its activities.
Associate members may introduce resolutions and submit amendments to resolutions.
Also, they can serve as special rapporteurs in committees, to present their perspectives in the reports of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
However, they do not have the right to vote on the reports, resolutions or leadership of the Parliamentary Assembly, nor do they contribute to its budget.
There are currently nine associated members, among them Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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