The NATO Security and Defense Committee adopted reports on work and state of affairs in the administrative areas within the competence of the Ministry of Defense and the situation in the Army of Montenegro (VCG) for the past year and submitted them to parliament. The report assessed that the admission of Montenegro to NATO represents recognition of the achieved level of defense system reform and achievement of one of Montenegro’s foreign policy goals.
The Board noted that VCG had achieved a significant degree of operational capability and interoperability, considering that a successful NATO integration process and the declaration of the forces for future engagement in international missions and operations resulted from the significant effort of the Army during 2017. The committee supported activities to overcome challenges that adversely affect the readiness of the Army, such as the lack of armored fighting vehicles for infantry units and military bases for exercising tactical units and firing with large caliber weapons.
