The joint session of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Government of the Republic of Croatia will be held on Tuesday, June 20 in the Zagreb National and University Library at 11:15 am.
The Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zukan Helez said before the trip to Zagreb that there will be 45 items on the agenda of the session.
“There are points that are of a protocol nature. The largest number relate to the connection, that is, the establishment of new border crossings for the needs of the local population. There are several open issues between BiH and the Republic of Croatia. One is current, and that is the disposal of waste on Trgovska Gora, and solving the problems of people living in parts of Banja Luka, towards Bihac, Krajina. Then we have two water reservoirs, Buško blato, where Croatia should return part of the money from it, and the other, Gornji Horizonti, which is to the detriment of Croatia,” he said. Helez.
He states that the sea border between the two countries has not yet been regulated, that is, BiH’s access to the open sea, and that the issue of the two islets should also be open.
“Also, Bosnia and Herzegovina has significant property in Croatia that is now being used quite illegally by the citizens or the state of Croatia. These are all issues on which we will open discussions,” Helez said.
When it comes to cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries, Helez announced that Bosnia and Herzegovina is interested in the radar, which has been used by Croatia until now, and which would cover Bosnia and Herzegovina sky. Croatia no longer needs a radar, since it is now a member of NATO.
“It would be good for us, until we join NATO,” said Helez after today’s ceremonial academy held in the House of the Armed Forces of BiH on the occasion of 20 years of partnership between BiH and Maryland.
