President of the Parliament of Montenegro Mr Darko Pajović has been hosted by the Parliament of Latvia (Saeima) which today has unanimously ratified the NATO Accession Protocol for Montenegro, with 79 votes “for”. On this occasion, President of the Parliament of Montenegro has met with delegation of the Parliament of Latvia, headed by Speaker of the Latvian Parliament Ms Ināra Mūrniece.

At the meeting they discussed the significance of Montenegro’s accession to NATO and the EU, as well as the cooperation between the Parliament of Montenegro and Latvia. President Pajović has thanked for quick ratification of the Protocol, with which one step closer had been made to permanent peace and stability of Montenegro and the region. It was concluded that Montenegro and Latvia had historical and geopolitical similarities, which facilitated understanding and enabled wider field of cooperation.

- We can learn a lot from Latvia as a democratically and economically developed country, primarily regarding our priority, which is improvement of democratic capacities of Montenegro. Here as well we have received recognition as a state for visible progress in the integration process. Concrete intensification of cooperation of our parliaments has been planned, through the cooperation between the committees and the forming of parliamentary friendship groups. With regard to the NATO ratification, the tenth YES for Montenegro is an affirmation of our dedication to permanent peace of the country and the entire region, was a part of the statement of Mr Darko Pajović following the meeting in the Parliament of Latvia.

Mr Rihards Kols of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Latvian Parliament as proposer of the law on ratification said, among other things, that today was a historic day for the Parliament of Latvia because the NATO Accession Protocol for Montenegro was ratified. He expressed his conviction that Montenegro’s accession to NATO would truly contribute to the security of the Western Balkans.

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Ratification - Riga

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Meeting Mr Pajović - Mr Mūrniece

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Statements Riga

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