Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borjana Krišto took part at the Berlin Process Summit in Montenegro, where she pointed at the importance of regional cooperation and concrete steps towards the European integrations of the Western Balkans countries.
She stressed an active participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in preparation of this year’s process, including Sarajevo-held Gender Equality Forum, as well as support to the Common Regional Market (CRM 2) measures, initiatives for business facilitation, digitalisation, traffic connection, and regional touristic cooperation.
Speaking of concrete results of regional cooperation, Chairwoman Krišto singled out a contract on border crossings with the Republic of Croatia, singed this June, and application of Bosnia and Herzegovina for accession to the Singe Euro Payments Area (SEPA) this August. She emphasised that the agreed-to measures need to be transformed into real benefits both for economy and citizens, and she pointed at a need of sustainable solution-finding for position of professional drivers and road transporters from the Western Balkan counties in the European Union., with consideration of peculiarities of international transport and Shengen rule.
Chairwoman Krišto emphasised that the full membership in the European Union remains a strategic aim of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and that the regional cooperation should serve as a bridge towards the same aim. She underlined Bosnia and Herzegovina’s commitment for continuation of the European process, with expected stronger support from the European Union and concrete valuation of the progress achieved.
Krišto had a series of brief bilateral meetings at the margins of the Summit, among which, with German Chancellor Merz and Montenegrin Prime Minister Spajić, host of this year’s Summit. (end)
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Statement by Chairwoman Krišto: