OSCE supports Montenegrin-Albanian cross-border environmental activities

OSCE-supported second bilateral meeting of Parliamentary Committees for Environmental Protection from Montenegro and Albania was held in Podgorica on 15 May 2015. The Chairs of the committees, Predrag Sekulic from Montenegro and Eduard Shalsi from Albania, and their deputies discussed possible joint activities.

The Chairs expressed appreciation for the OSCE support and emphasised the need for continued efforts to strengthen the dialogue and support the initiative for joint projects directed at the preservation and sustainable utilisation of natural resources shared by two countries. 

In particular, the delegations discussed the possibility of establishing a cross-border protected area on Prokletije mountains, joint standards for protection of Skadar Lake, as well as joint promotion of tourism in the border area.

The participants agreed to hold the next meeting of the committees in Montenegro in autumn. A set of recommendations will be provided to enable the participants of the next meeting to agree on a concrete steps to be taken by the committees.