4.4 Mission to Montenegro and strengthening the prevention of crime and the response of the criminal justice system to all criminal offences. The adoption of the relevant law on the Convention’s ratification is currently under preparation. Other On 28 May and 20 and 21 November, in co-operation with the FSC and representatives of the Montenegrin SALW Commission, the Mission participated in the first and second “Regional SALW Roadmap Co-ordination Meetings” held in Sarajevo and Tirana, respectively. The meetings were organized in the context of the implementation of the EU Council Decision 2018/1788/CFSP in support of the implementation of the “Regional Roadmap on combating illicit arms trafficking in the Western Balkans”, as part of the ‘Franco-German’ initiative on combating illicit trafficking of 80 firearms in the region. The meetings provided an opportunity to inform on and co-ordinate activities implemented pursuant to specific goals of the Roadmap. During these meetings, the data collected by the national authorities on the Roadmap’s Key Performance Indicators was presented. On 11 July, the Deputy Head of Mission participated in marking of International Gun Destruction Day, during which some 1,259 pieces of confiscated and voluntarily surrendered SALW and components were destroyed by the MoI at the Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy in Nikšić. The event served as a reminder to the threat posed by poorly secured and illegal weapons to public safety and security. The MoI, UNDP SEESAC, and CSO Centre for Democratic Transition supported the event.

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