PM Krivokapić meets with IPU President Pacheco

Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić hosted today the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), H. E. Duarte Pacheco.

Prime Minister Krivokapić expressed satisfaction that he had the opportunity to host for the first time the President of the Union, which is a global organisation of national parliaments, and which aims to protect and build global democracy through political dialogue and concrete action.

In the context of the last parliamentary elections in Montenegro and the refreshed political scene, as well as the events during the pandemic, PM Krivokapić welcomed and supported the vision and current mission of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which is convergent with current processes in Montenegrin society, where every citizen and every vote is slowly becoming important, and democracy and Parliament are beginning to fully ensure peace, dialogue, human rights and equality, empowering young people and developing society.

I congratulate you on your appointment and wish you succesful presidency. I hope that the dialogical spirit of parliamentarism will be dominant. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for everything that Portugal has done during its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, especially during the Intergovernmental Conference, which resulted in strong support for the countries of the Western Balkans. The task of this Government is to make Montenegrin society truly civil and democratic, to create an environment in which the citizen will be able to vote freely for the best representatives, who will truly fight for the benefit of the people, Krivokapić said.

Prime Minister Krivokapić informed Mr. Pacheco about the Government's initiative for consistent respect for the principles of gender equality and rejuvenation of professional staff, which is compatible with the global vision of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

This Government is not guided by political, but fundamental, state interests. One third of the Government are women, our exceptional colleagues, and the two ministers together are as old as the Prime Minister. Having in mind these parameters, the current Government has made a revolutionary step forward in relation to the previous ones, Krivokapić said.

President of the Union Duarte Pacheco said that national democracies can and should learn from each other, and that it is important for any democracy to have understanding between the parties.

The essence of democracy is to put the state and general interest before personal and party interest. Dialogue is the key to all problems and solutions are found within the system. I would commend the inclusiveness I find in both the Montenegrin Parliament and the Government, and when it comes to women MPs, ministers and young MPs, said Pacheco.