At a meeting in Sofia with Montenegrin Parliament Speaker Ivan Brajovich, President Rumen Radev said Montenegro is an example of individual progress on the way to the EU. As a sign of support and recognition of Montenegro's efforts, President Filip Vujanovic has been invited to be the first Head of State of a Western Balkan country to visit Bulgaria during its presidency of the EU Council in 2018, President Radev pointed out. Brajovich has expressed confidence that during its presidency Bulgaria would stimulate EU integration processes in the whole region of the Western Balkans so that its progress becomes permanent and irreversible.