The ministerial meeting of the Southeast Europe Cooperation Process

Prime Minister Dritan Abazović chaired the meetings of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of European Affairs of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Budva. Montenegro, the current SEECP Chairmanship-in-Office, gathered South East Europe ministers and high-level representatives. Both meetings, of SEECP Ministers of European Affairs and Ministers of Foreign Affairs took place under the umbrella of Montenegrin SEECP Chairmanship-in-Office that runs from 1 July 2022. Summit of SEECP leaders that is to take place on 27 June is expected to endorse the RCC Annual Report. At the Summit North Macedonia is taking over SEECP CiO from Montenegro for the coming year.

It was my pleasure to welcome the achievements of the countries of the region in terms of European perspective in the previous year. The goal of all of us is a membership in the EU, more intensive cooperation and security in the southeast of Europe. That is why it is important for Montenegro to complete what was started in the domain of the rule of law and improving living standards for the benefit of all citizens, said PM Abazović.

The South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) was initiated in 1996 at the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of SEECP held in Sofia, Bulgaria. This regional cooperation forum aims at strengthening the good-neighbourly relations among all participants from South East Europe (SEE), and transforming this region into an area of peace, security, stability and cooperation, with the main goal of full integration of SEE into European and Euro-Atlantic structures.