BOSNIA TO BOOST RELATIONS WITH UKRAINE

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 9,2008) - The Ukranian Ambassador to Bosnia Markian Lubkivsky has expressed, in his conversation with the Bosnian President Haris Silajdžić, his satisfaction with the relations between the two countries, and stressed the necessity to improve cooperation in the area of economy.

During the conversation Ambassador Lubkivsky informed President Silajdžić about the preparations that Ukraine is making for opening of its embassy in Bosnia and expressed the hope that Bosnia will soon start the process of opening its embassy in Ukraine.

Ambassador Lubkivsky also congratulated Bosnia on the progress it has made in the process of its accession to European Union and NATO alliance.

The Bosnian President Haris Silajdžić said that Bosnia was ready to intensify its relations with Ukraine, at both political and economic level and also exchange cultural heritage.
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BOSNIAN DEFENCE MINISTER SELMO CIKOTIC MET WITH AMBASSADOR OF UKRAINE

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (February 20,2008) – "Ukraine is reliable and predictable partner of Bosnia in field of military political and technology cooperation," the Bosnian Defense Minister Selmo Cikotic said yesterday during his meeting with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Bosnia Markiyan Lubkivskyi.

The parties discussed in detail the current situation in and the perspectives of bilateral cooperation in defense industry.They pointed out the importance of proximity of the two countries' foreign policy priorities involving their full-fledged integration into the European political space, and the international space of security.

Apart from this, they also focused on cooperation within the framework of NATO's Partnership for Peace programme, and the activity of the Defense Ministers Council of the Southeastern Europe.
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