The event focused on Montenegro's independence, European integration, security in the region, and the economy.
In his closing address, Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic voiced confidence that the EU would re-examine its proposal that the decision on Montenegro's independence must be supported by 55 per cent of those voting in the referendum.
Vujanovic said Montenegro would gain independence even despite the proposed model, reiterating that the new and unusual EU model made voters unequal and posed the risk that the majority-minority ratio would not be honoured.
Chairman Jean-Paul Carteron voiced hope that the participants in the Forum would return to Montenegro after it gained independence to discuss its future.
Former Council of Europe Secretary-General Walter Schwimmer said Montenegro would become a factor of stability in the region and that the countries in the region must have European integration as their main objective.
Schwimmer added that Montenegro and Serbia should be given the chance to become independent if their existing state union does not work.
He also said the EU could not adopt any decision on Montenegro's independence if 50-55 per cent voted for it in the referendum. He added that in that case the EU member countries might individually start recognising Montenegro, as had happened to Croatia and Slovenia in the early 1990s.