Montenegro's Minister of Defence Milica Pejanović-Đurišić met with permanent representatives to NATO in Brussels, Ambassador of Slovenia Andrej Benedejčič, Ambassador of Luxembourg Jean-Jaques Welfring, Ambassador of Croatia Boris Grigić and Ambassador of Slovakia Frantisek Kasicky. 
Minister Pejanović-Đurišić informed the ambassadors about the reform of the defence sector and further Montenegro's steps towards NATO membership. She underlined the importance of the regional cooperation and added that Montenegro will continue its collaboration with the countries that share the same strategic objectives and values, expecting support from the partners in the further reform process. She also highlighted that Montenegro has to make efforts in the field of public diplomacy in order to increase the public support for NATO accession. 
Ambassadors commended Montenegro’s progress in the Euro-Atlantic integration and underlined that it can count on full support of their governments on its way tawards NATO. 
They emphasised the importance of organising this kind of meetings which give them a possibility to be properly informed about the reforms and efforts made in Montenegro towards Euro-Atlantic integration.
Source: Government of Montenegro