20.05.2023
“Bulgaria has always ranked among the most active and consistent supporters to the European integration of Montenegro. Bulgaria is your good friend.” Prime Minister Galab Donev addressed Montenegro’s newly elected President Jakov Milatović thus. The two leaders spoke after Mr. Milatović was sworn in and assumed office at the inaugural ceremony that took place in the Parliament (Skupština) in Podgorica.
The ceremony was attended by, inter alia, the presidents of Croatia, Serbia, Albania and Kosovo – Zoran Milanović, Aleksandar Vučić, Bajram Begaj and Vjosa Osmani. In his speech after being sworn in, Jakov Milatović thanked the Heads of State and Government from the region for honoring the ceremony.
During the talk, Prime Minister Donev praised President Milatović for his commitment to his country’s strategic course and priorities and for the avowed aspiration for Montenegro’s economic and social stabilization. “I assure you that we will continue to support initiatives and projects targeted at your strategic perspective – the successful integration into the European Union,” Prime Minister Galab Donev said to the newly elected President of Montenegro. Bulgaria’s Prime Minister noted that some of the practical dimensions of the support are the projects implemented under the Bulgarian official development assistance as well as within the various formats of regional cooperation.
Galab Donev and Jakov Milatović pledged that in the future the excellent cooperation between Bulgaria and Montenegro would have a favorable impact on the trade volumes between the two countries.
