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Minister Grabar-Kitarović met with Bosnian Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj

Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, during her stay in Sarajevo for the ceremony on the occasion of the signing of the agreement on the arrangements of the Regional Co-operation Council’s Secretariat (RCC), met on 10 October 2007 met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sven Alkalaj

Both ministers expressed satisfaction with the level of the bilateral relations between the two neighbouring and friendly countries, and concluded that both sides will go on with the continuous all-level dialogue on the outstanding issues.

Minister Grabar-Kitarović pointed out the need for redirecting the co-operation from political issues to the ones concerning the EU and NATO accession processes, stating that Croatia will continue to offer assistance by transferring its experiences in those processes. She also expressed support for Bosnia and Herzegovina in its police reform as a precondition for signing the Stability and Association Agreement.

Minister Grabar-Kitarović communicated the Croatian Government’s support for the reopening of the constitutional reform, which would lead to the optimal organisation for all three constitutive nations, through joint efforts of the Bosnian political forces and the international community, in the atmosphere of democratic dialogue and with no political pressure. She pointed out that Croatia is advocating those solutions that will ensure Croatians constitutiveness and an efficient protection of vital national interests.

Minister Grabar-Kitarović also welcomed the election of Sarajevo as the headquarters of the RCC Secretariat, expressing hope that its establishment will contribute to the further stabilisation of South Eastern Europe.



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