President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday welcomed the President of Montenegro Jakov Milatovic on the Presidential Palace, on his first official go to to Cyprus.
Following a reception, Milatovic attended a personal assembly with Christodoulides, and prolonged talks between their respective delegations. The 2 presidents later addressed the media.
President Christodoulides expressed his pleasure and honour in internet hosting the primary official go to of a Montenegrin president to Cyprus, emphasising the longstanding pleasant relations between the 2 nations and highlighting their shared dedication to worldwide legislation, peace, stability, and prosperity.
He famous that each nations, regardless of their small sizes, have vital political affect and regional roles.
The talks between the presidents targeted on enhancing bilateral cooperation in varied fields, together with tourism, commerce, funding, training, delivery, tradition, and know-how. They agreed on a roadmap to finalise and signal pending agreements in these sectors.
Christodoulides pressured the significance of Montenegro’s eventual accession to the European Union, drawing parallels with Cyprus’s personal accession 20 years in the past, which strengthened its worldwide standing and bilateral relations.
He additionally assured Montenegro of Cyprus’s assist in its EU accession course of via providing technical assist and sharing finest practices. He pressured that the mixing of the Western Balkans into the EU is essential for regional peace and stability, a problem that can be a precedence throughout Cyprus’s EU Council Presidency within the first half of 2026.
He additionally expressed hope for Montenegro’s accession by 2028.
The presidents additionally mentioned the Cyprus drawback, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Turkish invasion, with Christodoulides reiterating his dedication to reunifying Cyprus and thanking Montenegro for its principled stance on the problem.
In his remarks, President Milatovic acknowledged the superb relations between Cyprus and Montenegro and the potential for additional improvement in varied areas.
He talked about that the Montenegrin transport minister will quickly go to Cyprus to signal a number of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), adopted by the nation’s overseas minister, who will go to to strengthen political ties.
MoUs in training and tradition had been additionally agreed upon, with Milatovic expressing curiosity in enhancing bilateral relations in financial system, power, and tourism.
The Montenegrin president congratulated Cyprus on the twentieth anniversary of its EU accession, noting that Cyprus serves as a job mannequin for Montenegro.
He thanked Cyprus for its assist in Montenegro’s EU accession course of and expressed hope that extra EU chapters could be finalised throughout Cyprus’s EU Presidency.
He invited President Christodoulides to go to Montenegro and praised Cyprus’s humanitarian efforts within the Center East, expressing Montenegro’s curiosity in taking part in such initiatives.
Milatovic additionally highlighted that Montenegro maintains a regiment of policemen in Cyprus as a part of the UN Peacekeeping Drive and introduced that his nation would additionally deploy troopers to the UN mission.
The assembly concluded with each presidents expressing their hopes for continued and enhanced cooperation between Cyprus and Montenegro, paving the way in which for nearer bilateral relations sooner or later.
