Agreements signed between the Government of Montenegro and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs Osman Nurkovic arrived in London for an official visit to the United Kingdom. During the visit, the Minister participated at the International Road Safety Conference and met bilaterally with his counterpart, Mrs Charlotte Vere, Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport.

The aim of the bilateral meeting was the signing of the Agreement concerning Air Services, as well as of the Agreement on International Road Transport between the Government of Montenegro and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The mentioned agreements regulate relations in the field of transport in a modern manner, facilitating flow of goods and passengers and removing administrative barriers in the aforementioned sectors. The draft texts of the agreements were previously worked out in detail and agreed upon between the two sides during meetings of joint committees. The signing of these two agreements is of essence for the advancement of further cooperation between Montenegro and the United Kingdom.

During the bilateral meeting there was also discussion regarding potential cooperation in the other areas of transport sector. Mr. Nurkovic used the opportunity to speak about priority development projects of the Government of Montenegro, especially focusing on the construction of Bar-Boljare highway, expressway along the Montenegrin coastline, railway reconstruction and the concession process for the airports in Podgorica and Tivat. Mr. Nurkovic presented to Baroness Vere the current status of the above mentioned projects and the vision for their future development. He emphasized that the support of the Government of the United Kingdom, either through certain donations or through various trainings, experience and knowledge exchange, would be of great significance for Montenegro.

Further cooperation in the fields of road and air transport was recognized as having special importance, with the two signed agreements representing a basis for future cooperation of the economies of both states. On this occasion, Baroness Vere expressed willingness to support Montenegro through expert support as well as certain donations.

Besides Minister Nurkovic, the Delegation of the Government of Montenegro consisted of Ambassador of Montenegro the United Kingdom, Mr. Borislav Banovic, and independent adviser Ms. Bilsana Bibic.