Ibrahimović on the sidelines of the Berlin Process Summit with Pekanov and Lord Wood

On the sidelines of the Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit, held in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ervin Ibrahimović held separate meetings with Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov and Lord Wood of Anfield, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He particularly emphasized the importance of cooperation between Montenegro and Bulgaria within NATO, thanking Bulgaria for its political and expert support for Montenegro’s European integration. Speaking about progress in negotiations with the European Union, Ibrahimović noted that Montenegro has provisionally closed 21 of the 33 negotiating chapters, completing two-thirds of the chapters and confirming its position as the most advanced candidate country for EU membership. Ibrahimović stressed that Montenegro pays particular attention to strengthening bilateral relations with its neighbors, assessing that regional cooperation and good-neighborly relations are important for accelerating European integration and preserving long-term peace and stability in the Western Balkans. In his conversation with Lord Wood, Ibrahimović congratulated him on assuming office and thanked the United Kingdom for its support for Montenegro’s European path, reform processes, and regional stability. Ibrahimović expressed satisfaction that Montenegro is hosting this year’s Berlin Process Summit and thanked British partners for their significant contribution to Montenegro’s chairmanship of this regional initiative in 2026. Ibrahimović said that, on its path toward European Union membership, Montenegro continues to invest in strengthening regional ties, cross-border cooperation, economic connectivity, and people’s mobility, as well as in building reconciliation and trust.