Chairman of the Presidency of BiH Bakir Izetbegović and the member of the Presidency of BiH Dr. Dragan Čović hosted the President of the Croatian Parliament, academician Željko Reiner. In the delegation of the Croatian Parliament were also the president of the Caucus of delegates of HDZ Ivan Šuker and president of the Board for Croats outside Croatia Božo Ljubić.
Members of the BiH Presidency thanked the academician Reiner for the arrival of the high delegation of the Croatian Parliament, especially because BiH was selected as the host of the first official visit as the president of the Croatian Parliament. It was highlighted that the two countries have good and friendly bilateral relations, as well as cooperation at regional level and in the process of EU integration.
Reiner reiterated the strong support from the Republic of Croatia for the processes of EU and Euro-Atlantic integration of BiH. In this context, hope was expressed that the Agreement on European Partnership will be signed soon, which should be followed by a joint session of the Council of Ministers of BiH and the Government of Croatia. The session will provide an opportunity for consideration of modalities for solving the open issues.
Both sides stressed the significance of the implementation of infrastructural and energy projects, such as the Adriatic-Ionian Highway, the Adriatic-Ionian gas pipeline, as well as the bridges across the Sava River in Svilaj and Gradiška. An important priority in bilateral relations of the two countries is still the intensification of economic cooperation, as well as further development of cooperation in the field of tourism and agriculture. It was also talked about the necessity of finding appropriate solution for the disposal of radioactive waste in the Municipality of Trgovska gora – Dvor, in accordance with the regulations of Espoo convention, as well as for the Refinery Brod in terms of environmental protection.
On behalf of the BiH Presidency Member Dr. Mladen Ivanić, the meeting was attended by the advisor Diana Čekić.
(Source: klix.ba/ photo source.ba)
