“The state wants to regain the Port of Bar, negotiations are underway with the Turkish company Port of Adria, and after the purchase of shares it will be decided how the port will be managed”, the Ministry of Finance has announced. However, some TVCG’s interlocutors say that any move regarding the Port of Bar should be consulted with partners from NATO and the EU.
Finance Minister Aleksandar Damjanovic says that the Port of Bar should remain state-owned.
Dejan Djurovic of DF believes that the Port of Bar should not be given to anyone. He welcomes the Government’s idea of returning one of the strategically important companies under state control and says that he expects the Port to come to life at full capacity.
According to Dragan Samardzic, a retired admiral, the contract that will be concluded must contain our obligations towards NATO, but also our obligations towards the EU and what is the national interest of Montenegro.
“I would suggest that during privatization we keep our partners, NATO and the EU, informed, and that we closely cooperate with them on privatization”, Samardzic stresses.
And while Samardzic believes that the Ministry of Defense should be included in the whole story, Damjanovic is of the opinion that Montenegro will manage to find an agreement between security risks and commercial interests.
