Montenegro optimistic of NATO acceptance

After meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic said that he was optimistic regarding membership. However, Podgorica has not received a clear signal from Rasmussen regarding Montenegro’s demand to be accepted into the Alliance. Montenegro optimistic of NATO acceptance Rasmussen said that his vision is to see all the countries of the Western Balkans integrated into the European Union and NATO. Regardless of the lack of any clear signals from the Secretary General, Djukanovic said that he is optimistic about Montenegro’s chances for membership, which will be decided on in December in Brussels. “We did not predict the results of the meeting, but I really think that I am not harboring an unrealistic optimism if in the end, after all these assessments and great dedication to European and Euro-Atlantic goals, and as a results of recognitions and further support for progress towards full-fledged NATO membership, we are accepted in the action plan for membership by the end of the year,” Djukanovic said. Milo Djukanovic (FoNet archive)

Montenegro optimistic of NATO acceptance

Rasmussen said that his vision is to see all the countries of the Western Balkans integrated into the European Union and NATO.

Regardless of the lack of any clear signals from the Secretary General, Đukanović said that he is optimistic about Montenegro’s chances for membership, which will be decided on in December in Brussels.

“We did not predict the results of the meeting, but I really think that I am not harboring an unrealistic optimism if in the end, after all these assessments and great dedication to European and Euro-Atlantic goals, and as a results of recognitions and further support for progress towards full-fledged NATO membership, we are accepted in the action plan for membership by the end of the year,” Đukanović said.