Montenegro Supported the G7 Declaration on Security Guarantees for Ukraine

During the bilateral meeting at the Ukraine-Balkans Summit in Athens, Greece, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Montenegrin leader Jakov Milatovic announced Montenegro's accession to the G7 Joint Declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on his Twitter page.

'I met with Jakov Milatovic to thank Montenegro for its humanitarian, military, and political support, as well as for joining the G7 Declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine. We discussed Montenegro's support for the Peace Formula during the preparation for the Global Peace Summit,' wrote Zelensky.

In addition, the parties discussed further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the countries. Special attention was given to the issue of supporting forced migrants from Ukraine in Montenegro.

The Ukraine-Balkans Summit took place on Monday, August 21, in Athens, Greece, with the participation of 11 countries.

The participating countries released a joint 'Athens Summit Declaration,' aimed at supporting the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

In particular, the countries recognized Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a 'turning point' for all of Europe and expressed unwavering support for the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.

Furthermore, the declarants emphasized that no war crime can go unpunished, just like other 'atrocities' committed by Russia, such as attacks on civilian populations and the destruction of critically important infrastructure.

The countries also agreed that the Western Balkans, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, should be accepted as 'full-fledged members of the European family.'

'Today in Athens, we discussed further steps to make this European vision a reality. We highlighted the importance of aiming to complete the formation of the EU, enriched by the Western Balkan countries, Ukraine, and the Republic of Moldova,' the statement said.

It is worth reminding that recently, Latvia also announced its accession to the G7 declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine. The declaration was made in July of this year during the NATO summit in Vilnius. The document affirmed the joint position of the countries on the inadmissibility of changing the international status quo by force and anticipated that each of the G7 participating countries would work on long-term commitments and agreements to support Ukraine in defense against Russian aggression.