Tuesday, September 18, 2007

BOSNIAN MINISTER OF SAFETY TARIK SADOVIC TO SIGN VISA REGIME FACILITATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOSNIA AND EU

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (September 18,2007) – Agreements on visa regime facilitation and readmission between Bosnia and the EU wuill be signed today in Brussels, Bakir Dautbasic, the Bosnian Ministry of Safety Secretary told press.

The Bosnian Minister of Safety Tarik Sadovic will sign the agreements, together with the EC high official Franco Frattini.

The agreements are to be implemented starting January 1 2008. They are later to be ratified at both the Bosnian and the EU parliaments.

Visa regime facilitation will encompass about 20 categories of Bosnian citizens. Visa regime facilitations will mean exemption of visa taxation payments. Also, visas will be issued for longer periods of time.

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