SARAJEVO, May 19 (Hina) - Preparations for passing a new trade agreement between Croatia and Bosnia will be stepped up, while the draft document, which would be acceptable to both sides, may be expected next month, a vice president of
Bosnia's Council of Ministers, Haris Silajdzic, said on Wednesday. Silajdzic spoke to reporters in Sarajevo following a meeting with Milan Kovac, a Croatian government minister in charge of relations with Bosnia and one of its entities, the Croat-Muslim Federation. Croatia and Bosnia must have good relations as they are directed towards mutual cooperation, Silajdzic said. "This is too small an environment, we are all in difficult conditions, and the economies of both countries need incentives. This is a small economic environment and we, whether we wish to or not, must cooperate," the Bosnian official said, adding he advocat
SARAJEVO, May 19 (Hina) - Preparations for passing a new trade
agreement between Croatia and Bosnia will be stepped up, while the
draft document, which would be acceptable to both sides, may be
expected next month, a vice president of Bosnia's Council of
Ministers, Haris Silajdzic, said on Wednesday.
Silajdzic spoke to reporters in Sarajevo following a meeting with
Milan Kovac, a Croatian government minister in charge of relations
with Bosnia and one of its entities, the Croat-Muslim Federation.
Croatia and Bosnia must have good relations as they are directed
towards mutual cooperation, Silajdzic said.
"This is too small an environment, we are all in difficult
conditions, and the economies of both countries need incentives.
This is a small economic environment and we, whether we wish to or
not, must cooperate," the Bosnian official said, adding he
advocates a cooperation as open as possible.
Open issues should be solved more quickly and with more mutual
trust, he added.
Another Bosnian Council of Ministers vice president, Neven Tomic,
also held separate talks with Croatia's Kovac, on his first visit to
the neighbouring country after being appointed to the new office.
Tomic told reporters he and Kovac tackled all the agreements
reached on the inter-state level to date, but added the new trade
agreement was top priority.
He reminded Bosnia's obligation was to state its opinion about the
new trade agreement's possible contents and set up working groups
which would participate in drafting the agreement, especially
regarding industry, services, agriculture, and the origin of
goods.
The final text of the agreement will be adjusted with a Croatian
delegation once a decision is passed in Bosnia on which products
ought to be given special protection, Tomic said.
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