The third meeting of the Political Directors of the Member-States of the the South-East European Cooperation Process  (SEECP) was held in Ankara, on May 5, 2010. The delegation of Montenegro was headed by Ambassador Nebojša Kaluđerović.

The attendants exchanged opinions on the current situation in the region. They discussed the results of numerous meetings under the SEECP on the ministerial and other levels, as well as future activities.

Special attention was drawn to the arrangement of the Summit of the Heads of States of SEECP, that will be held in June this year, when Montenegro will assume the presidency over this important regional process for the period of one year.

Ambassador Kaluđerović informed the attendants of the results Montenegro has achieved on its European and Euro-Atlantic track regarding visa liberalisation, Answers to the Questionnaire of the European Commission, MAP and SAA. He also stated that Montenegro is ready for the one-year presidency over SEECP and he informed the attendants of the priorities of the presidency and the framework agenda.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro Milan Roćen will receive today the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malta Joseph Psaila Savon.

The meeting will take place in the Cabinet of the Minister at 3:30 pm.

The meeting can be recorded.

Public announcements will be made after the meeting.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Milan Roćen will receive the Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Qasim Raza Muttaqi in his Cabinet at 2:45 pm.

The expert round table for drafting the first Annual National Programme (ANP) for the Membership Action Plan (MAP), organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Podgorica and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, was held today in Podgorica.

The meeting was opened by Tibor Császár, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary in Montenegro, and Draško Jovanović, the Assistant for Defence Policy to the Minister of Defence of Montenegro. They expressed content with the intensive cooperation and friendly relations of the two countries and underlined the importance of the practical activities that Montenegro needs to undertake regarding joining the NATO.

Mr. Chairman,
Dear colleagues,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would like to greet you most warmly on behalf of the Government of Montenegro. I would like to express gratitude and congratulate to our host Italy, to Minister Frattini and his team for their extraordinary contribution to the affirmation of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative by raising its visibility in the Region and in Europe and intensifying cooperation between members during the Italian Presidency. This has been a period in which new practical steps were taken towards the implementation of our common goals and tasks through project cooperation on political, economic and cultural level.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Milan Roćen will depart tomorow to Ancona, on the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Franco Frattini, where he will attend the meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative.

The Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Podgorica and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro are organising an expert round table for drafting the first Annual National Programme (ANP) for the Membership Action Plan (MAP). The meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 5 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The round table is intended for the Commission for Inter-Departmental Activities in the Partnership for Peace of Montenegro and other Montenegrin institutions that are directly involved in the drafting process of the first Annual National Programme (ANP).

Minister of Foreign Affairs Milan Roćen will receive tomorrow, on May 4, 2010, the Ambassador of Ukraine, Oksana Slusarenko.

The meeting will take place in the Cabinet of the Minister at 11 am.