BOSNIAN PRESIDENCY MEMBER HARIS SILAJDZIC MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF EUROPEAN UNION OBSERVER'S MISSION

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (September 12,2007) - Dr Haris Silajdžić,a member of the Bosnian Presidency Dr Haris Silajdžić met yesterday with Mrs. Maryse Daviet, the European Union Observers’ Mission Regional Head, and Matti Lehtonen, the Director of the Sarajevo Office.

Bosnian Presidency Member Dr Haris Silajdžić discussed with Mrs. Daviet and Mr. Lehtonen the current situation in Bosnia, focusing on the process of integration of Bosnia into the European Union.

Dr Silajdžić emphasized that Bosnia’s priority was reform process acceleration that would allow Bosnia to sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the European Union as soon as possible. To that end, Dr Silajdžić said that police reform was one of the highest priorities and that talks in that field must be intensified.

Mrs. Daviet stressed out that integration of Bosnia into the EU had no alternative and that it was a unified stance of all European Union members.

They agreed in the end that solving regional issues in any way could not reflect on the reform process in Bosnia.