Montenegrin PM lauds Georgian counterpart for bringing together Armenian, Azerbaijani PMs to Silk Road Forum
In his comments at the event, Abazović highlighted similarities between his country and Georgia by saying “we also try to act as a bridge to connect our neighbours”. Photo: Goivernment Administration
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Dritan Abazović, the Prime Minister of Montenegro, on Thursday congratulated his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili for bringing together the Prime Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia at the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum.
In his comments at the event, Abazović highlighted similarities between his country and Georgia by saying “we also try to act as a bridge to connect our neighbours”.
I am from Montenegro and my country is very similar to Georgia in many aspects. We are a country located in the Western Balkans, and like Georgia, we also try to play the role of a bridge, to connect our neighbours to each other, to connect people to each other”, Abazović told the audience.
“I would especially like to congratulate [Garibashvili], because he has brought together here today two of our counterparts, my friends, the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, as well as the Prime Minister of Armenia, two countries that are friends of Montenegro”, he told the event.
This is a great opportunity to talk about important projects that are important for the future of this region and are also important for both Europe and Asia”, the visiting official continued.
Abazović also stressed the importance of “how big an idea is”, as opposed to the size of countries, in the modern global environment in his comments.
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