Milatović at the opening of the Games in Paris, seeing off the Olympians for the first time from Cetinje

The President of Montenegro spoke with the Minister of Sports and Youth in the Government of Montenegro, the leaders of the Montenegrin Olympic Committee and representatives of eight national sports federations

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From the meeting in Cetinje, Photo: Office for Public Relations of the President of Montenegro
From the meeting in Cetinje, Photo: Office for Public Relations of the President of Montenegro
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The President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, which is scheduled for July 26 on the Seine.

"Milatović said that the affirmation of Olympic values ​​is the duty of every decision-maker and that he is very pleased that he will attend the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris at the invitation of the Montenegrin Olympic Committee", announced the Office for Public Relations of the President of Montenegro.

At a meeting with the Minister of Sports and Youth in the Government of Montenegro, Dragoslav Šćekić, the leaders of the Montenegrin Olympic Committee, led by President Dušan SIMonović, and representatives of eight national sports federations, Milatović agreed to organize a ceremonial send-off for Montenegrin athletes to the Olympic Games.

"That event will be held for the first time in Cetinje, and on that occasion the president of the country will hand over the Montenegrin flag to the participants of the games, which they will wear at the official opening in Paris," the announcement states.

Jakov Milatović, Olympic Games 2024.
photo: Office for Public Relations of the President of Montenegro

At the working breakfast at the residence in Cetinje, which was organized in anticipation of the Olympic Games in Paris, Milatović congratulated those who had already secured participation in the most prestigious sports competition, with the wish to be part of as many Montenegrin delegations as possible in the summer, the statement added.

"In an open and cordial conversation, it was stated that the athletes in our country need systemic support, and that in the future we must take care of national sports interests more thoroughly. The participants of the meeting also agreed that for the needs of top sport, it is necessary to develop the existing infrastructure, but also to improve it and build new sports facilities in the country," the announcement reads.

Jakov Milatović, Olympic Games 2024.
photo: Office for Public Relations of the President of Montenegro

The Office for Public Relations of the President of Montenegro adds that Milatović praised the idea of ​​building the Olympic House, the Olympic Museum and the Olympic Park in Podgorica.

"Noting that all important addresses in the country should know the final value of these projects," they conclude in the announcement.

Jakov Milatović, Olympic Games 2024.
photo: Office for Public Relations of the President of Montenegro

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