Minister of Defense, Mr Predrag Bošković, is in Dubai currently, where he met with United States Assistant Secretary of the Army, Mr Bruce D. Jette and director general for material resources in the Ministry of Defense of Spain, Mr Santiago Ramon Gonzales Gomez.
Mr Bošković stressed that the USA was Montenegro’s most important strategic partner and added that there was room for the expansion of cooperation.
He also pointed out that Montenegro remained main advocate of NATO open door policy and that our country would continue to support implementation of necessary reforms in the countries with NATO aspirations.
Interlocutors hope the incoming NATO Summit in London will contribute to further harmonization of ally efforts in countering security threats.
During the meeting with admiral Gomez, Mr Bošković informed his interlocutor about the priorities of the modernization of the Armed Forces of Montenegro, while putting special emphasis on the strategic framework and strengthening interoperability level. Minister pointed out that it was necessary to consider new modalities of defense cooperation.
Mr Gomez said Spanish Defense Ministry would support further development of Montenegro’s defense capacities.
