At the session of Defence and Security Council chaired by President of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic and Council members Ivan Brajovic and Prime Minister Dusko Markovic, the decision on the participation of members of the Armed Forces of Montenegro (VCG) in international exercises in 2018 with an assessment of their importance for further development of abilities and experience of VCG.
After discussion, the report on participation of VCG members in international exercises in 2017 was adopted, affirming the importance and value of this participation.
“It was noted that in these international military exercises, the ability and confidence were developed among the members of NATO, partner countries and the countries of the region,” Vujanovic’s office stated.
The Council established a draft decision on sending members of the Armed Forces of Montenegro to the international Resolute Support mission to Afghanistan. According to it, up to 40 members of VCG will participate in it with the possibility of rotation.
The Council also established draft decision on the participation of VCG members in the KFOR (Kosovo Force) mission in the Republic of Kosovo with the involvement of two staff officers, one of which will be deployed at the Mission Command in Pristina, and the other in the Regional Command of the Mission in Skopje.
The draft decisions will be submitted to the Parliament of Montenegro for the final decision.
