Prague: why did the Alliance still not resolve the issue with the official invitation of Montenegro?

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Prague: why did the Alliance still not resolve the issue with the official invitation of Montenegro?

The Czech Republic is disappointed by the fact that, despite the status of the ideal candidate, given to Montenegro by Alliance coordinators in the past month, the country has not yet received an official invitation to NATO. So said at a press conference held on July 2 in Prague, the country's Prime Minister Boguslav Sobotka.

The reason for this statement was the official visit of the President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, to the Czech Republic. During the meeting, the prime ministers first touched upon the topic of Montenegro's accession to the North Atlantic bloc. Sobotka stressed that Montenegro should receive an invitation before the end of the year, and the Czech Republic is ready to lobby for the adoption of this decision, if there is such a need.

Djukanovic expressed his gratitude to the Czech Republic for cooperation and noted that Montenegro's participation in the Alliance is an opportunity to establish stability in the Western Balkans and to bring peace to the region (in particular, to curb the flow of illegal migrants), which is extremely important for Europe.

Also Djukanovic and Sobotka discussed the economic interaction between the Czech Republic and Montenegro, noting that over the past 5 years, the volume of foreign economic transactions between the countries tripled.

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