Session of National Security Council

Podgorica, Montenegro (25 December 2017) -- The National Security Council, chaired by Prime Minister Duško Marković, held its 11th session earlier today in an expanded composition.

The current security situation in Montenegro was assessed as stable and satisfactory. In this sense, the Council welcomed the activities of the Minister of the Interior – the Police Authority, which are being conducted within specific and targeted operational actions on combating all forms of organised crime, both in the area of Kotor and the coast, as well as in other cities. This clearly indicates that the State is determined and able to ensure the stability, peace and security of citizens and property.

A new dimension and quality of the inter-institutional action of the law enforcement authorities in the fight against organised crime was stated at the session, especially in the line of cooperation between the Special State Prosecutor's Office, the National Security Agency and the Police Authority. Such cooperation is a modality for the long-term preservation of the safety and security of the State and citizens.

The National Security Council condemns any attempt to endanger and discredit the institutions of the system, as well as to endanger the authority of the Court and the Special State Prosecutor's Office with the aim of removing the court process in the case of terrorism from the Court and passing it on the street and in the media.

In this regard, the Council gave its full support to judicial institutions and other competent bodies in the implementation of legally defined competencies.

PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MONTENEGRO