Consular consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro at the level of Assistant Ministers for Consular Affairs were held on 21 November 2017 in Belgrade. The delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia was headed by Ambassador Aca Jovanović, Acting Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs. The delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro was headed by Mr. Selim Lika, Director General for Consular Affairs.

The consultations focused on consular relations between the two countries; implementation of the Agreement on mutual representation regarding consular protection and services in third countries; exchange of information on current visa regimes and systems of issuing visas in both countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia held a presentation of its Visa Information System (VIS).


Both sides assessed that the state of bilateral relations was good, that there were no major open questions and the contractual legal framework in the consular field has been completed. The two Ministries will continue to cooperate closely in aligning their internal regulations in the consular field with the EU Acquis, and on mutual consular representation particularly regarding consular protection and issuance of visas and modernization of consular activities. It was noted that diplomatic and consular missions of both countries have good and meaningful cooperation with the competent authorities in the receiving state. It was agreed that in line with the past good practice the two Ministries should continue to hold regular consular consultations.