Montenegro will continue to be committed to the implementation of the NATO agenda, European integration, and strong regional cooperation and good neighborly relations, said the Head of the Directorate for NATO and the European Union (EU) at the Ministry of Defense, Nikola Radunović.
He participated in a meeting of political directors of the ministries of defense and foreign affairs of the member countries of the US-Adriatic Charter A5, which was held today in Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
As announced by the Montenegrin Ministry of Defense, during two working sessions, the participants discussed current security and political challenges, especially in the context of the Western Balkans, as well as the status of the Euro-Atlantic integration process of member states and observers within the framework of the US-Adriatic Charter.
It is stated that Radunović emphasized the importance of the contribution of the member states of the A5 initiative to strengthening both regional security and the overall projection of stability beyond NATO borders.
"Referring to the complexity of the security architecture and the new geopolitical circumstances that require increased investment in defense, he informed those present about Montenegro's planned allocation for defense for the coming period," the statement said.
Radunović added that more than 30 percent of the defense budget will continue to be allocated to the modernization and equipping of the Army.
"He concluded that Montenegro will remain committed to the implementation of the NATO agenda, EU integration, as well as strong regional cooperation and good neighborly relations, which are its main foreign policy goals," the statement said.
The Ministry said that the participants of the meeting emphasized the importance of joint action against contemporary challenges and threats, as well as the need to strengthen military-defense cooperation and continue joint contributions to the collective security system.
The meeting was attended by representatives of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia and the United States of America (members of the initiative), Kosovo and Serbia (observers) and Slovenia, which participates in the meetings by invitation.
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