Minister Darmanović in Washington: Montenegro will continue to support efforts of Global Coalition to defeat ISIS

Minister of Foreign Affairs Srđan Darmanović participated in the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Washington.

The meeting, hosted by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, focused on a review of the Coalition's further activities to stabilise the situation in Iraq and Syria.

During his presentation, Minister Darmanović praised the Coalition's efforts to free the territory of Iraq and Syria from the ISIS, stressing the importance of adjusting the future activities of the Coalition as response to new methods and techniques of ISIS warfare.

In this context, he emphasised the importance of continuing assistance in stabilising and reconstructing liberated areas and preventing the return of ISIS to liberated territories.

Minister Darmanović pointed out Montenegro's readiness, as a member of the Coalition and NATO member, to continue to contribute to the fight against ISIS and global terrorism, which was also shown in the Coalition's activities, as well as the support to the Trust Fund for Iraq and the NATO mission in Afghanistan.

The meeting in Washington agreed future activities of the Global Coalition in order to completely neutralise the ISIS activities in Syria and Iraq.