Bosnian Parliamentarians Discussed with President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović

(Patria) - Members of the Joint Collegium of both houses of the BiH Parliament (PSBiH) spoke today with the President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović, who is on an official visit to our country.

Sending messages of friendship, cooperation, and the need to establish even stronger good-neighborly relations, Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives Denis Zvizdić and Marinko Čavara, Deputy Speakers of the House of Peoples Nikola Špirić and Kemal Ademović, and Representative Miroslav Vujičić on behalf of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nebojša Radmanović and the Chairwoman of the Club of the Croat People in the House of Peoples Marina Pendeš on behalf of the Speaker of the House of Peoples Dragan Čović, emphasized that BiH and Montenegro share key foreign policy goals, including the European path and regional cooperation as an integral and key part of that path.

Expressing satisfaction with his visit to BiH, Milatović said that he feels like a friend among friends, and added that Montenegro considers good-neighborly cooperation the foundation of its foreign policy.

He said that he considers cooperation with BiH extremely important, and called for joint engagement in resolving key infrastructure projects, especially the Sarajevo - Podgorica road, the Foča - Plužine section, as well as work on building road and railway corridors within the Adriatic-Ionian corridors.

Milatović assessed that the citizens and economies of both countries expect an improvement in economic cooperation and facilitation of the movement of people, goods, and capital, and in this regard advocated for the implementation of the agreement on the construction of joint border crossings between BiH and Montenegro.

He emphasized that Montenegro fully supports the integrity and sovereignty of BiH, and added that the two countries have a common European future.

In this regard, he emphasized that Montenegro's entry into the EU, which could happen by 2028, would be a significant incentive for all other countries in the region.

Emphasizing that BiH and Montenegro have excellent and friendly relations, and that our country, with Montenegro, as the only country in the region, has resolved the border issue, members of the Joint Collegium of both houses of PSBiH assessed that there is much room for better economic cooperation and a significant increase in foreign trade exchange.

They supported the need to resolve the issue of infrastructural connectivity between the two states, as well as the construction of joint crossings, and advocated for stronger inter-parliamentary cooperation and the exchange of experiences and technical assistance on the path of the two countries towards EU membership.

On behalf of the people of Montenegro and in his personal capacity, Milatović expressed sincere condolences to the families and all institutions and citizens of BiH on the natural disaster that claimed lives and caused significant material damage in our country.

He expressed hope that the entire region in BiH affected by floods and landslides will be restored as soon as possible and return to normal life.