President of Montenegro Milo Đukanović talked on the phone with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, and on that occasion, it was said that the two countries should continue friendship, strengthen political trust, and through the highway project deepen their cooperation for the benefit of both nations. Mr Đukanović stressed the cooperation in the field of economy as the most important, within the Belt and Road initiative and the 17 + 1 mechanism. The Chinese president said that China attached great importance to the implementation of the highway project and expressed readiness for the countries to be in contact regarding the grace period.
President Đukanović emphasized that, thanks to these initiatives, the most valuable infrastructure project in the history of Montenegro – the construction of the first highway section, was being carried out. The section is expected to be completed by the end of November with a very positive experience of cooperation with CRBC and Exim Bank.
