(VOVworld) – Montenegro has adopted a document in favor of Montenegro’s NATO membership. But the resolution does not formally influence the course of Montenegro's integration into the Alliance.

Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic (left) and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attend a NATO foreign ministers meeting at alliance headquarters in Brussels on May 19. (Photo: Reuters)

The document said that Montenegro’s NATO membership is a historic decision, not only for Montenegro but also for NATO. On May 19^th, NATO and Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic signed a protocol on Montenegro’s accession to the alliance, paving the way for the Balkan country to become the 29th member of the military alliance. But, NATO said, it needs 18 months to ratify the agreement.