NATO Summit in Chicago

In Declaration released after the first day of the Summit in Chicago, the Heads of State and Government of the NATO member countries unconditionally welcomed the significant progress of Montenegro in joining the Alliance. The success of Montenegro in implementing significant political, economic and defence reforms on its path to the full fledged membership to NATO is particularly emphasized.

“We welcome the significant progress that Montenegro has made towards NATO membership and its contribution to security in the Western Balkans region and beyond, including through its active role in regional cooperation activities and its participation in ISAF.  We also welcome the increasing public support for NATO membership in Montenegro, and will continue to assist this process.  Montenegro’s active engagement in the MAP process demonstrates firm commitment to join the Alliance.  Montenegro has successfully implemented significant political, economic and defence reforms, and we encourage it to continue on that path so it can draw even closer to the Alliance.  We will keep Montenegro’s progress towards membership under active review.”