BOSNIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER SVEN ALKALAJ MET WITH HIS MALAYSIAN COUNTERPART SYED HAMID

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (November 16,2007) - The Bosnian Foreign Affairs Minister Sven Alkalaj met yesterday with his Malaysian counterpart Syed Hamid.Alkalaj is on a three-day visit to Malaysia since Tuesday.

The Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister Syed Hamid said that he and Alkalaj had very fruitful discussions and that both Malaysia and Bosnia can learn a lot from each other,especially in areas of defence and technology.

The Malaysian Foreign Minister said that the Bosnian Foreign Minister has also been looking at development modules in Malaysia suitable for application in Bosnia because Malaysia is very similar to Bosnia with its multi-ethnic,cultural and religious society.