Northern Macedonia and Montenegro share identical foreign policy goals and visions, and with the NATO Alliance significantly contribute to ensuring lasting peace, stability and prosperity of the entire region, said at today's meeting President Stevo Pendarovski and Montenegrin Parliament Speaker Aleksa Becic.

The meeting expressed satisfaction with the development of overall bilateral relations based on traditional friendship, respect and understanding and reaffirmed the strong commitment of the two countries to strengthen and advance cooperation in all areas of mutual interest, especially in the economic sphere where there is great potential. said the office of President Pendarovski.

Emphasizing the need for further intensification of inter-parliamentary cooperation, President Pendarovski stressed that Northern Macedonia highly appreciates the opportunity to exchange experiences with Montenegro in order to achieve a common strategic commitment, membership in the European Union.

In that context, referring to the forthcoming General Affairs Council of the European Union, Pendarovski stressed the importance of treating the integration of the Western Balkan countries as one of the key strategic and geopolitical priorities within the Union, as an additional impetus for the reform process in our states, said in a statement from the office of the head of state.

Source: MIA