REPRESENTATIVES OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE FROM SEVERAL SOUTHEASTER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HELD MEETING IN BANJA LUKA

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (26.September,2007) – Representatives of chambers of commerce from several Southeastern European countries concluded at a meeting in the northern Bosnian city of Banja Luka that the consistent implementation of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) is needed.

They stressed that they would insist with their governments on the rapid creation of conditions for the consistent implementation of this agreement, especially on the application of rules concerning the origin of products.

Participants in the meeting expressed confidence that Bosnia and Serbia will also soon fully ratify CEFTA.

The Bosnian Foreign Trade Chamber Vice President Milan Lovric said at the meeting that the Bosnian companies need to be allowed access to other markets.

Representatives of chambers of commerce from the region agreed to continue mutual cooperation in order to further strengthen good neighbourly relations, stimulate economic growth and the competitiveness of the economies in the region, and that they will actively contribute to the acceleration of the process of accession to the EU.

Representatives of chambers of commerce from Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Vojvodina,Croatia and Serbia took part in the meeting.