Japan-Montenegro Relations

November 19, 2025

Basic Data

Recognition of its independence:

  • June 16, 2006

Diplomatic Relations:

  • Established on July 24, 2006

Japanese Nationals in Montenegro:

  • 25 (as of April 2025)

Trade with Japan in 2024:

  • Japan's export: 592 million yen (steel, metal products, etc.)
  • Japan's import: 29 million yen (general machinery, etc.)

Japan's ODA to Montenegro:

  • Grant Aid: 4.154 billion yen (cumulative total up to FY2023)
  • Technical Cooperation: 1.286 billion yen (cumulative total up to FY2023)

VIP Visits

From Japan to Montenegro
Year Name
June 2006 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs YAMANAKA Akiko
May 2013 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs KIUCHI Minoru
September 2016 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs TAKIZAWA Motome
From Montenegro to Japan
Year Name
March 2007 Minister of Health, Labor and Social Welfare Miodrag Radunović
June 2007 Prime Minister Milo Djukanović
June 2012 Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Milan Rocen
October 2014 Minister of Science Sanja Vlahović
November 2018 Minister of Foreign Affairs Srđan Darmanović
October 2019 President Milo Djukanović
July 2021 Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić
May 2025 Prime Minister Milojko Spajić
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