Several important messages were sent today about the necessity of political dialogue, solving open issues, regional cooperation, investments in transport and energy infrastructure, and the desire of those countries that are not yet members to speed up their path towards the European Union, as well as towards NATO, Prime Minister Plenković said after the summit of the Cooperation Process in Southeast Europe in Podgorica. Prime Minister Plenković also met with the newly elected Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović, with whom he discussed bilateral political and economic relations.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković participated today in Podgorica at the summit of the Cooperation Process in Southeast Europe, which marked the end of Montenegrin's presidency of that regional initiative.
In a statement to the media, Prime Minister Plenković said that several messages were sent from the summit meeting about the necessity of political dialogue, solving open issues, regional cooperation, investments in transport and energy infrastructure, and the desire of those countries that are not yet members to speed up their path towards the European Union and NATO.
He emphasized that the European path of the countries of Southeast Europe is important for the stability of the neighborhood.
Prime Minister Plenković also used his stay in Podgorica for a bilateral meeting with the President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović.
He said that he had discussed several topics with the newly elected Montenegrin president, among which he highlighted issues left over from the time of Milošević's aggression against Croatia.
He added that he expects the authorities in Montenegro to initiate processes that have not yet been initiated in this regard.
They also discussed the issue of the border, whereby Croatia's position is clear - bilateral talks should continue.
They also touched on the subject of the Jadran school ship, which has been the topic of discussions at the level of the ministries of foreign affairs and defense for many years.
The second block of topics, Prime Minister Plenković reported, was economic cooperation. In this context, he mentioned today's meeting with representatives of Croatian businessmen in Montenegro.
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