No foreign affairs minister of the EU member state has confirmed presence for the 11th session of the Stabilization and Association Council which is to be held on 14 July in Podgorica, Pobjeda daily writes. A high-ranking representative of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, is supposed to preside over the session.
The plan was that ministers come and magnify the first session of the Council held outside Brussels thus sending an encouraging message for Montenegro’s actions on the road to the EU. However, the situation in Montenegro has significantly changed since the government run by Dritan Abazovic gave up on the European agenda and adopted the draft ‘fundamental agreement’ with the Church of Serbia.
The EP high-ranking representative Borrell will be on a four-day visit to Montenegro, from 13 July to 17 July. A state dinner with the President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, has been arranged on Statehood Day, and Mr Borrell is supposed to preside over the session of the Stabilization and Association Council the following day.
