“Montenegro is very pleased with the attention paid to it by the United States, as a partner country within NATO”, said Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic, who received US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer. He pointed out that the relations between the two countries were at an enviable level, and expressed satisfaction with the recognized announcements of more intensive US engagement in the region. This, Mr Djukanovic said, “makes us happy, because it is a good way to settle the situation in the region and reduce malignant influences that carry the danger of destabilization”, President Djukanovic’s cabinet has stated.
“Recalling the earlier role of the United States in this area, he expressed the expectation that this time, too, it would be support for the region to move towards its goals – the EU and NATO, which guarantee stability as a precondition for overall development”, the statement says.
Montenegro will always be a small, but reliable partner in overcoming destruction and in the way forward, Mr Djukanovic said and added that the ruling powers were changing, but that there was no doubt that Montenegro would remain on this path and be a valuable partner in promoting stability and Euro-Atlantic values in the Western Balkans.
During the meeting, they exchanged opinions on a number of regional and geopolitical issues.
