Deputy Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro Siv-Katrine Leirtroe meets Minister of Defence Olivera Injac

On 6 April 2021, Siv-Katrine Leirtroe, Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, met virtually with the Minister of Defence of Montenegro, Olivera Injac.

Leirtroe congratulated Minister Injac on her appointment and noted that the Ministry of Defence has been a long-standing partner of the Mission, especially in the implementation of Montenegro’s Demilitarization Programme (MONDEM) from 2007 to 2018.

Deputy Head of Mission Leirtroe outlined the main goals of the Mission’s projects on ensuring the safety and security of state-owned stockpiles of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and conventional ammunition (CA), as well as the activities that support the national authorities in combatting the illicit use and proliferation of SALW/SCA. She also thanked the Ministry for its involvement in the OSCE Confidence-Building Measures network, as well as for the proposed areas of co-operation in the field of cyber security.

Minister Injac thanked Leirtroe for the opportunity to discuss concrete priorities in areas of arms control and cyber security and commended the continued good co-operation between the Ministry and the Mission. She pointed out that Montenegro remains strongly committed to OSCE values and priorities, especially in the politico-military dimension.

The meeting concluded with Deputy Head Leirtroe and Minister Injac expressing their readiness to continue the successful co-operation in implementing projects supporting national authorities in their strategic reform efforts.