Parliament is the place of dialogue and the most important institution for decision-making. Therefore, everyone has to cooperate, because it is the only way to achieve greater legitimacy, said Slovenian Parliament Speaker Milan Brglez.
Brglez, who is staying in Montenegro, talked with the Montenegrin Speaker Ivan Brajovic on Monday.
“The Slovenian Parliament is really a friend of Montenegro and we plan to foster our cooperation. We are glad that Montenegro is now our partner as a NATO member state and we hope to help the interests of Montenegro and that our cooperation will be in the common interest,” he said at a press conference.
He said that he is pleased because of the fact that Montenegro represents a role model when it comes to successfully adopting reforms.
“I want to say that the parliament is the place of dialogue and most important institution for making decisions. Everyone has to cooperate because it is the only way to achieve greater legitimacy. That is why I am glad to meet opposition representatives as well,” Brglez said, adding that there are representatives of both ruling parties and opposition in his delegation.
He said he hoped that cooperation will be set up because if we manage to overcome certain divisions in parliament, then it is easier to overcome divisions within the country itself.
Brajovic said that Slovenia was a reliable contributor and partner when it comes to the EU and NATO integration of Montenegro.
He called to mind that Slovenia had long been a contact point for NATO.
“Now we are equal partners in the NATO alliance and we hope that in the upcoming period we will be partners in the EU as well,” Brajovic said.
The officials discussed the possibility of signing a joint memorandum on the cooperation of the two parliaments.
Asked whether the ruling parties are considering a concrete move to offer the opposition to return to parliament, Brajovic said that there were certain announcements in the opposition about the return to parliament.
