Speech of H.E. Mr Fuad Nimani, Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Protection of Montenegro Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, With visible satisfaction that attend such a gathering, I want to welcome you on behalf of the Government of Montenegro and in my personal name. I WILL Try to, in next few minutes, Distinguished participants gathering, to meet you with the situation in Montenegro regarding the education of minorities . Policy of Education of Montenegro is based on democracy principles of respect of human and citizens rights and ensuring equal opportunities for all. Imperative of Education System Reform is to achieve high level of quality of education for all. In accordance with current socio-economic changes and tendency of globalization and abolishing of boundaries, school should be a preparatory step for life in multicultural Europe and democratic society. Reformed Education System in Montenegro has therefore based its starting points on main relevant international documents of the United Nations, Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the European Union. The state of Montenegro was published in 2001. ( two thousand one) “BOOK OF NOVELTIES” which is the basic document that contains the objectives and guidelines that education system reform is based on. Afterwards, a series of laws in education were passed:     General Law on Education Law Law on Preschool education Law on Elementary Education Law on Gymnasium