The United States of America will continue to support further improvement of Montenegrin defense system and invest in constant enhancement of bilateral cooperation and strategic partnership of the two countries, said Deputy Assistant US Secretary of Defense, Ms Lora Cooper during the meeting with Director General of the Directorate for Policy and Planning Defense, Mr Ivica Ivanović.
As it was said in the Ministry, Mr Ivanović said that he was satisfied with the dynamics of the development of defense cooperation between the USA and Montenegro .
He pointed out that they had successfully adopted conclusions drawn during Bilateral consultations in held in Pentagon.
Mr Ivanović firmly believes that the cooperation between Montenegro and the USA will continue to develop.
“Ministry of Defense remains committed to modernizing Montenegrin defense system and investing in strengthening interoperability of the Armed Forces of Montenegro”, said Mr Ivanović.
He touched on the current cooperation between the Armed Forces of Montenegro and the National Guard of the State of Maine, which is still stable.
Ms Cooper praised the efforts of the Ministry of Defense concerning successful modernization of the existing defense capacities. She highlighted significant contribution Montenegro has made to the collective defense system.
