Assembly President Andrija Mandić met today with Fuat Oktaj, President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (VNST), and the two officials discussed, among other things, the status of expatriates living in that country.
"Mandić and Oktaj agreed that the relations between Montenegro and Turkey are extremely good, and that they are constantly on the upward path. President Mandić added that these relations are especially adorned by numerous expatriates living in Turkey. The two presidents, in this context, discussed the status of emigrants and the initiative of President Mandić to obtain the right to citizenship of Montenegro, adding that especially emigrants in Turkey are inextricably linked to our country, and that during the talks with them in Istanbul in December last year, he received strong support for the implementation of that idea. , announced the office of the head of the parliament.
Oktaj conveyed to Mandić the greetings of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the President of VNST, Numan Kurtulumuš.
Speaking about the current events in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Mandic and Oktaj agreed that there is no alternative to peace, and Oktaj said that Montenegro is "an island of peace and a bright star in the Balkans."
The two officials agreed that it is extremely important to strengthen cooperation in the field of infrastructure and energy, where they particularly emphasized the construction of the highway to Belgrade, the reconstruction of the railway, the concession of the airport and the construction of the Adriatic-Ionian road, as well as investing in renewable energy sources, writes in the announcement.
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