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Chairwoman Krišto at North-Atlantic Council Session in Sarajevo

Najave

02/01/2024

Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of BIH Borjana Krišto took part at a session of North-Atlantic Council (NAC) in Sarajevo. Other that Chairwoman Krišto and NATO Deputy General Secertary Mircea Geoana, the session was attended by Deputy Chairman and Minister of Defence Zukan Helez, as well as Nenad Nešić, Minister of Security and Elmedin Konaković, Foreign Minister. 

During her address, Chairwoman Krišto stressed that the meeting, as well as recent meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, confirm strengthening of partnership between BIH and NATO. Cooperation with NATO, as she put it, includes necessary reforms, key to the European way of the country.

Chairwoman pointed again at a firm commitment of BIH to insure collective security and stability in the region and throughout the world and suppress threats like terrorism and organised crime. She also said that priorities of BIH foreign policy remain cooperation with NATO, European integrations, development of good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation.

She pointed that BIH continues working on improvement of security system and strengthening of defence capacities, key for maintenance of country’s stability.

Resuming results of the previous year, Chairwoman Krišto emphasised that a consensus remains the principle of the Council of Ministers operations, and that it is extremely important to achieve political consensus of all three constitutive people on key issues, pertaining to stability and future of BIH.

Intensified activities as to Election Law reforms is considered key for future progress. Thanking to NATO for approved assistance package, BIH will strengthen its defence abilities, utilising EUR 48-52 million over five years.

Chairwoman Krišto said she is confident in continuation of cooperation with NATO and further steps in relations and processes.


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