CCT members meet with Parliament Deputy Speaker Nikolla Camaj, Podgorica, 23 March 2026PODGORICA, 23 March 2026 – Members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism (CCT) of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly have been in Montenegro today for an official visit focused on youth online radicalization, the misuse of technologies for terrorist purposes, and the links between terrorism, organized crime and conflict.
Led by Committee Chair Dr. Kamil Aydın (Türkiye), the delegation of eight legislators held a series of high-level meetings with Montenegrin authorities and OSCE representatives to develop synergies on counter-terrorism strategies, including through regional security co-operation and inter-parliamentary dialogue.
“Our discussions have allowed us to gain valuable first-hand insight into Montenegro’s counter-terrorism architecture and the strong co-operation between its institutions,” Dr. Aydin said. “Parliamentary engagement remains essential in addressing both traditional and emerging threats, including the raise on lone-actor attacks and youth online radicalization, which pose growing challenges to intelligence and law-enforcement agencies across the region. Only through holistic approaches involving all segments of society we can effectively prevent terrorism and violent extremism. Montenegro’s experience in this context can be very useful.”
The programme featured a briefing by OSCE Head of Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Jan Haukaas; meetings with Parliament Deputy Speaker Nikolla Camaj; Deputy Prime Minister for Security, Defence, Fight Against Crime and Internal Policy Aleksa Bečić; Minister of Internal Affairs Danilo Šaranović and Police Director Lazar Šćepanović; Minister of Education, Science and Innovation Andjela Jakšić Stojanović; Representatives of the National Security Agency; and a working lunch with the Parliamentary Committee on Security and Defence, hosted by Vice-Chair Nikola Zirojević.
Jevrosima Pejović, a CCT member from Montenegro, underlined the value of inter-parliamentary dialogue and sharing best practices.
The delegation meets with Minister of Education, Science and Innovation Andjela Jakšić Stojanović in Podgorica, 23 March 2026“Hosting the CCT in Podgorica was an important opportunity to showcase Montenegro’s commitment to international security co-operation and robust parliamentary oversight,” Pejović said. “The exchanges we had will directly contribute to enhancing our national and regional responses to terrorism and violent extremism.”
The programme of the visit includes briefings at the Western Balkans Cyber Capacity Centre, a regional training and co-operation hub focused on building cybersecurity resilience across the Western Balkans. The Centre disseminates cybersecurity culture through education and awareness programmes, and promotes regional co-operation through sharing best practices and facilitating operational collaboration among Western Balkans countries.
The visit is part of the CCT’s regular programme of official country visits aimed at deepening parliamentary understanding of counter-terrorism challenges and promoting practical co-operation among OSCE participating States.
Tomorrow, the CCT will continue its activities in Montenegro with its second School Dialogue. Following an event in Italy last November, the Montenegro School Dialogue is part of an ongoing effort to ensure that the experiences of students directly inform parliamentary work on preventing youth radicalization to violent extremism and strengthening students’ digital resilience.
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