On the morning of March 29, 2023, the commercial contract signing ceremony for the reconstruction and expansion project of Montenegro's M2 highway and urban water supply system was held at Villa Gorica, the government building in Podgorica, the capital of the Republic of Montenegro. The Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazovic, the Ambassador of the Chinese Embassy in Montenegro Fan Kun, the Director of the Montenegrin Transportation Bureau Radomir Dado Vuksanovic, and the representative of Shandong Hi-Speed Group in Europe attended the signing ceremony.

At the ceremony, Prime Minister Deritan Abazovic said that the signing of the business contract marked the entry of the Montenegro M2 highway project into a substantial stage of advancement, which is of great significance to the development of tourism and infrastructure in Montenegro.

Pictured above is Prime Minister Tritan Abazovic

This project is the first transportation infrastructure project implemented by Shandong Hi-Speed Group in Montenegro. At the same time, after the contract is signed, a professional management and construction team will be organized to enter the site. At the same time, it is also hoped that with the opportunity of this project, China can cooperate more closely with the Montenegrin government in other fields.

Signing ceremony site

The Montenegro M2 highway project has a total length of 16 kilometers and is an airport tourist route between Budava and Tivat, a famous tourist city in Montenegro. The construction of this project will significantly alleviate the transportation pressure of the existing highways, improve the national tourism transportation network of Montenegro, greatly improve the work and life efficiency of local residents and tourists in Montenegro, and play an important role in the local economic and social development of Montenegro.

The friendly cooperation between China and Montenegro has great potential in the future, and it is still necessary for China and Montenegro to dig deeper and strengthen communication, enhance understanding, and jointly promote the friendly cooperation between China and Montenegro to a new level.Editor/Ma Xue