Chairman Zvizdić with German Foreign Ministry Political Director for Western Balkans

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of BIH Dr Denis Zvizdić held a discussion in Sarajevo with Political Director for Western Balkans, Turkey and EFTA Countries under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany and former Ambassador of the FR Germany in BUIH Christian Hellbach, informing him fof the current political and economic developments in BUH. 

Chairman Zvizdić said that Bosnia and Herzegovina is ready to receive the questionnaire of the European Union, to be handed over to Chairman Zvizdić by Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, informing the guest on te fulfilment of requirements  for membership in ATO.. He noted, among other things, that a Defence Review was adopted, which is a requirement credibly implemented at the present stage of the accession process.

Emphasising an important support the F Germany, led by its Chancellor Angela Merkel extends to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman Zvizdić thanked to the support and a friendly attitude towards BIH, and expressed his hope that he support along with bilateral cooperation would be continued in future.

Political Director Hellbach expressed his satisfaction with a visible progress of Bosnia and Herzegovina, saying that the Fr Germany will continue to give support to the European integrations processes and road of BIH to the EU and NATO. He commended the efforts being made by the Council of Ministers of BIH, led by its Chairman Zvizdić.

Zvizdić and Hellbach agreed that reform processes need to be intensified over the period to come, together with regional cooperation and combating organised crime, corruption and all forms f terrorism.

The meeting was attended by Ambassador of the R Germany in BUH Chrisitiane Hohmann.

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