Waag congratulates Abazović on Government's commitment to fight crime

Deputy Prime Minister Dritan Abazović met today with the newly appointed Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Dominique Waag. There is a very long road to justice, and we would go much faster if we had more functional institutions. I am proud of the results we have achieved in a year, said DPM Abazović.
Welcoming the new Head of the Mission, Abazović thanked for the congratulations and support that the OSCE has been providing to the Montenegrin institutions for years.

Speaking about human rights and freedoms in Montenegro, Abazović pointed out that Montenegro has done a lot in strengthening gender equality and the rights of LGBT people. In that sense, the Deputy Prime Minister expressed hope that the cooperation between the OSCE and the Montenegrin institutions, primarily the Ministry of Justice, Human and Minority Rights, the Ministry of the Interior and the Police Directorate, will continue in the future.

The Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Dominique Waag, thanked DPM Abazović for his strong cooperation with the Mission, especially for his constructive role in securing the Government's support in implementing the trial monitoring project, which aims to support more efficient administration of justice in cases of organised crime and corruption, as well as to strengthen the rule of law.

Gender mainstreaming is one of the OSCE's priorities, said Ambassador Waag, praising the Government for its efforts to adopt the 2021-2025 National Gender Equality Strategy with the 2021-2022 Action Plan.

She congratulated DPM Abazović on the Government's commitment to fight transnational organised crime, which was also shown by the seizure of 1.4 tons of cocaine in the Port of Bar.

We are strongly committed to support these efforts, said Ambassador Waag.