Bill Clinton in Montenegro
Prime Minister Igor Lukšić met Bill Clinton, former US President and founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation in his first visit to Montenegro. Clinton was a keynote speaker at the Inaugural Conference Balkan Networking for Social Empowerment of South-Eastern Europe organized by the Atlas Foundation and the Government of Montenegro.
Former US President Clinton said it gives him great pleasure to stay in Montenegro, in his words a country of great potential and natural beauty. He congratulated Prime Minister Lukšić on Montenegro’s receiving the EU candidate status, as well as on its celebrating five years since restoring independence. “Montenegro is a success story and is on the right track to achieving set goals,” said Mr Clinton.
Mr Clinton said he has no doubts as to Montenegro’s success in all areas, underlining that Montenegro’s progress should serve as an incentive for the region as a whole. He affirmed his support to Montenegro’s efforts by saying that he would be very glad to pledge his wholehearted support to Montenegro, a country of great potential, in its efforts to attract foreign direct investment.
Towards the end of the meeting, President Clinton invited Prime Minister Lukšić to be a guest of the Clinton Global Initiative ahead of the General Assembly annual session in New York.