President of Montenegro, Mr Milo Đukanović, welcomed the new U.S. special envoy to Western Balkans, Mr Matthew Palmer and said that both parties agreed that major problems in the region were unreliable peace and stability and unclear vision of the prosperity in the region.
Statement delivered by the President’s Office says that Montenegrin president was very glad to meet Mr Palmer. He congratulated him on the appointment and said it was confirmation of more intense U.S. presence in the region.
“You can count on Montenegro’s absolute partnership and my personal engagement in doing our best for the region. Without integration, WB has no desirable perspective and that’s why we strongly advocate for enlargement policy”, said Mr Đukanović.
President pointed out that Montenegro could serve as an example of a country where only enlargement policy could produce positive results.
“Apart from the clear vision we also have growing capacity for adopting reforms and overcoming challenges, while putting emphasis on regional cooperation as a stable way towards integration. It is very important that Europe recognizes its responsibility and strategic interest in the integration of the Balkans”, said Mr Đukanović.
He thanked Washington for the support, especially in the domain of defense and security. In the forthcoming period, priority will be given to strengthening defense network in the area of cyber crime and hybrid threats.
Partnership between the two countries is becoming even stronger, thanks to regional initiatives, such as A5. Mr Đukanović said that we needed experience and support of the USA in order to solve key deficits in the region.
He expressed interest in enhancing economic relations and attracting American investments in Montenegro.
Mr Palmer also expressed his satisfaction with the meeting.
He informed Mr Đukanović about the priorities of his mission: stimulating accession negotiations the accession of Albania and North Macedonia to the EU, resuming dialogue between Belgrade and Priština and looking for solutions to functionality of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
