Editing Montenegro (section)

=== Foreign relations ===
{{See also|Foreign relations of Montenegro}}

[[File:Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends NATO Summit (53847333617).jpg|thumb|right|[[Prime Minister of Montenegro]] [[Milojko Spajić]] at the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] Summit on July 10, 2024. Montenegro became a member of [[NATO]] 5 June 2017.]]

The Ministry of [[Foreign Affairs]] was given the task of defining the foreign policy priorities and activities needed for their implementation in cooperation with other state administration authorities, the President, the Speaker of the Parliament, and other relevant stakeholders.<ref name="mvpei.gov.me">{{cite web|url=http://www.mvpei.gov.me/en/ministry/Foreign-Policy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921043856/http://www.mvpei.gov.me/en/ministry/Foreign-Policy|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 September 2013|website=mvpei.gov.me|title=Foreign Policy}}</ref>

The country joined [[NATO]] on 5 June 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barnes |first=Julian E. |date=25 May 2017 |title=Montenegro to Join NATO on June 5 – WSJ |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/montenegro-to-join-nato-on-june-5-1495704211 |access-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> [[Accession of Montenegro to the European Union|Integration into the European Union]] remains a high-priority for Montenegro and has been the focus of Montenegrin foreign policy since its independence from Serbia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Montenegro's new president says country firmly on EU path|url=https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-04-04/montenegros-new-president-says-country-firmly-on-eu-path.html|date=3 April 2023}}</ref> In June 2023, newly elected President Milatović stated that he expects Montenegro to [[Accession of Montenegro to the European Union|join the European Union]] by 2027 or 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milatović: Potrebni novi izbori na severu Kosova i uspostavljanje ZSO |trans-title=Milatović: New elections are needed in the north of Kosovo and the establishment of the ZSO |url=https://www.kosovo-online.com/vesti/politika/milatovic-potrebni-novi-izbori-na-severu-kosova-i-uspostavljanje-zso-11-6-2023 |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=Kosovo Online}}</ref>