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Ministers Bošković, Pabriks: Cooperation is intensified trough NATO, Future joint training of soldiers
Published on: Sep 12, 2019 • 8:40 PM Author: PR Service
Minister of Defence Predrag Bošković met with the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Artis Pabriks within the official visit of the Latvian delegation to the Ministry of Defence of Montenegro.
Minister Bošković highlighted the importance of bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries and emphasised the Montenegro’s readiness for its intensification and common defence projects defining. He expressed openness to cooperation boosting in areas of mutual interest and pointed to the significance of allied countries joint contribution to the collective security system. In this regard, Minister Bošković informed interlocutor about the Montenegro’s active participation in international missions, the priorities in further reforms of the defence system and about modernisation of remaining military capacities.
Minister Bošković highlighted the significance of making members of the Armed Forces of Montenegro in the Enhance Forward Presence (EPF) mission (Reinforced Presence of NATO in the East) and emphasised that in this way has been demonstrated Montenegro’s readiness to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and the readiness for contribution to the collective security system. Taking part in the overall efforts of the Alliance in strengthening global peace and stability, Montenegro shows that it is a reliable partner and that seeks to preserve stability and security in Europe and beyond.
"Our soldiers have the opportunity to train in a truly equipped camp, such as in Latvia, where they can gain significant experience and later share experience with their colleagues. We will continue to be present in NATO's Enhanced Presence in the East in Latvia and jointly raise the capabilities and qualities of our troops and each individual," Bošković noted.
Minister Pabriks said that Montenegro had achieved significant results, citing the importance of its active role in promoting Euro-Atlantic values in the Western Balkans and preserving global security. He also stressed the importance of cooperation between the two countries, both bilaterally and multilaterally, stating that the cooperation of the two ministries enhances defence capabilities, thereby contributing to the Alliance's collective capabilities to meet today's security challenges.
"Despite the fact that we come from Northern and you from Southern Europe, we have many similarities. One of them is the determination and knowledge of how we want to build our countries in the future and where we want to see our countries," Pabriks said.
"We have one of the largest military training grounds in the region and we intend to build new ones for military exercises, as this is required for at least two purposes; to know how to defend your country and also train with others. We give Montenegrin soldiers the opportunity to use our country for various types of training and I believe that there will be a time when you will have good training grounds, where our soldiers will be able to come and train because we do not have mountains, and we need these common capabilities," Pabriks added.
Pabriks invited the Montenegrin Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Montenegro to use the facilities of the Baltic Defence College, as well as the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence in Riga.
"We all know that our residents live in a time of fake news, so it is very difficult to determine what is true and what is false. We also know that there are certain countries that use the media as means of propaganda rather than what the media should be. In order to understand this, help is needed. This is what NATO is doing at the Centre of Excellence and we also hope that we can work more together."
The two ministers agreed that both countries would continue to support the Alliance's efforts to preserve peace and stability, and that restoring and unifying shared values is the path to projecting long-term stability.
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