BOSNIAN PRESIDENCY MEMBER HARIS SILAJDZIC MET WITH SLOVENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DIMITRI RUPEL

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 7,2007) - A member of the Bosnian Presidency Dr Haris Silajdžić had a meeting with Dimitri Rupel, the Slovenian Foreign Affairs Minister.The main topic of conversation was the reform of police structures in Bosnia – as a precondition for initialing the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the European Union.

The Slovenian Foreign Affairs Minister Rupel stated that the signed Protocol on Police Reform was a step forward, and he expressed hope that the Agreement would be signed within the timelines set by the European Union.

Bosnian Presidency Member Dr Haris Silajdžić asked Slovenian Foreign Minister Rupel to explain to his colleagues in the European Union, as he said, all the advantages of that Protocol on Police Reform in Bosnia, as well as the circumstances under which it was achieved.

Rupel stressed out that Slovenia stood for all western Balkan countries to become a part of the European Union. He particularly underlined that solving the Kosovo issue could not, in any way, influence the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia.