The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konaković, met today in New York, on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, with the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell Fontelles, with whom he discussed the current political the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the reform process and the fulfillment of 14 priorities from the Opinion of the European Commission.
On that occasion, Konaković reiterated Bosnia and Herzegovina’s firm determination to continue fulfilling the conditions on the way to EU membership, and assessed that the candidate status brought significant positive developments to Bosnia and Herzegovina in fulfilling its obligations through the adoption of several important laws related to the implementation of 14 key priorities , it was announced from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Recalling that BiH’s foreign policy follows the EU’s foreign and security policy, he expressed the hope that the EU will recognize the progress achieved and consider the possibility of soon making a decision on the opening of accession negotiations.
Head of Bosnia and Herzegovina of diplomacy took the opportunity to express his gratitude to the European Commission for the decision of June 30 to allocate 303 million for the financing of eight key infrastructure projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He also thanked the EU for its continuous support to the European integration process of BiH. He introduced the High Representative Borrell to the ongoing processes, which relate to the harmonization of several legal solutions important for our country’s EU path.
Borrell welcomed the results so far and the progress that BiH has achieved in fulfilling its obligations from the European integration process and reiterated that the EU is committed to the prospect of BiH joining the EU. He invited BiH. authorities to intensify their efforts and achieve additional progress in the reform processes, Fena reports.
