SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 8,2007) – The members of the Bosnian Presidency Haris Silajdzic and Zeljko Komsic,and Head of Nebojsa Radmanovic’s Cabinet Miroslav Vujicic,met in Sarajevo with the EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik.
”Science and research are key factors to Bosnia's development. We have a strategy of scientific and technological development, made by the Bosnian Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our goal is to keep the pace with the EU, especially keeping in mind the fact that other neighboring countries have already progressed in the sector”, the Bosnian Presidency Chairman Zeljko Komsic stated.
Potocnik presented the Bosnian Presidency members with the summit the EU has been preparing. The Commissioner added that Bosnia and the entire Balkan region need a good strategy and the law on science.
Officials emphasized at the meeting that a country’s association to the EU enables building of all the capacities: universities, school systems, participation in scholarships and funds. All that means being able to stand on one’s own feet and ensuring a prosperous development of the society as a whole,they said.
Monday, October 8, 2007
BOSNIAN MINISTER OF SECURITY TARIK SADOVIC ATTENDED TWO-DAY FORUM ON INTERIOR AFFAIRS HELD IN SLOVENIA
BRDO KOD KRANJA, Slovenia (October 8,2007) – Results achieved in the fight against the cross-border crime would be a lot better in Bosnia had there not been for certain obstacles caused by complexity of safety system structure. That means that there is no united police structure in Bosnia.
The fact that the EU keeps insisting on implementation of police reform and forming a united police structure in Bosnia is good. One police is a guarantee of safety of the Bosnian citizens. It will also make Bosnia a partner to the countries of the region and the EU countries in the process of creating the area of freedom and safety.
This was stated by the Bosnian Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic at a two-day ministerial forum on justice and interior affairs held in Brdo kod Kranja,Slovenia. Participants were the representatives of the Southeastern European countries and UNMIK, SECI, FRONTEX, EUROPOL and EUROJUST.
Commenting the fight against the cross-border crime, Sadovic said that Bosnia has been making important progress in the safety sector, migration management and integrated state borders’ management.
Sadovic expressed pleasure over the fact that Strategic Agreement on Cooperation with EUROPOL has been signed, which is a precondition for the increase of number of police liaison agents.
”I would like to express my conviction that the implementation of the Police Cooperation Convention in SE Europe (ratified by Bosnia in April 2007), as well as transformation and expansion of the SECI centre’s jurisdiction will largely contribute the fight against the cross-border crime”, the Bosnia Minister of Safety said.
He emphasized that Bosnia has signed 15 bilateral agreements on police cooperation and on joint control and state borders’ supervision. Another three agreements are to be signed soon and 18 of them have been initialed.
He mentioned that Bosnia has achieved significant results in the fight against cross-border crime, primarily in the fight against drug smuggling and human trafficking.
Sadovic expressed conviction that the successful operations are helping develop mutual trust between the police in the region.
The fact that the EU keeps insisting on implementation of police reform and forming a united police structure in Bosnia is good. One police is a guarantee of safety of the Bosnian citizens. It will also make Bosnia a partner to the countries of the region and the EU countries in the process of creating the area of freedom and safety.
This was stated by the Bosnian Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic at a two-day ministerial forum on justice and interior affairs held in Brdo kod Kranja,Slovenia. Participants were the representatives of the Southeastern European countries and UNMIK, SECI, FRONTEX, EUROPOL and EUROJUST.
Commenting the fight against the cross-border crime, Sadovic said that Bosnia has been making important progress in the safety sector, migration management and integrated state borders’ management.
Sadovic expressed pleasure over the fact that Strategic Agreement on Cooperation with EUROPOL has been signed, which is a precondition for the increase of number of police liaison agents.
”I would like to express my conviction that the implementation of the Police Cooperation Convention in SE Europe (ratified by Bosnia in April 2007), as well as transformation and expansion of the SECI centre’s jurisdiction will largely contribute the fight against the cross-border crime”, the Bosnia Minister of Safety said.
He emphasized that Bosnia has signed 15 bilateral agreements on police cooperation and on joint control and state borders’ supervision. Another three agreements are to be signed soon and 18 of them have been initialed.
He mentioned that Bosnia has achieved significant results in the fight against cross-border crime, primarily in the fight against drug smuggling and human trafficking.
Sadovic expressed conviction that the successful operations are helping develop mutual trust between the police in the region.
TADEUSZ MAZOWIECKI RECEIVED AN HONORARY DOCTORAT FROM UNIVERSITY OF TUZLA
TUZLA, Bosnia (October 8,2007) – Former Prime Minster of Poland and the former UN Commission for Human Rights Envoy Tadeusz Mazowiecki received an honorary doctorat from the University of Tuzla.
This sign of respect is only a token of gratitude for the man who truly raised his voice against the genocide in Bosnia and who resigned the position of the UN Envoy because of the International Community’s policy towards Bosnia.
”The size of the tragedy I witnessed in Bosnia exceeded my expectations. All the events of the time, especially in Srebrenica had an impact on me. I had felt personally defeated”, Mazowiecki said.
He stated that he would act the same way today and added that not much has changed since in the International Community’s mechanism. One cannot be certain that the International Community will successfully prevent possible followers of the crime perpetrators from the genocide in Bosnia, nor punish them righteously.
This sign of respect is only a token of gratitude for the man who truly raised his voice against the genocide in Bosnia and who resigned the position of the UN Envoy because of the International Community’s policy towards Bosnia.
”The size of the tragedy I witnessed in Bosnia exceeded my expectations. All the events of the time, especially in Srebrenica had an impact on me. I had felt personally defeated”, Mazowiecki said.
He stated that he would act the same way today and added that not much has changed since in the International Community’s mechanism. One cannot be certain that the International Community will successfully prevent possible followers of the crime perpetrators from the genocide in Bosnia, nor punish them righteously.
SIPA SPECIAL SUPPORT UNIT DEMONSTRATES ITS SKILLS
SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 8,2007) – The Bosnian State Investigation and Protection Agency’s (SIPA) special support unit demonstrated some of the skills it learning during two weeks of training in their base in Sarajevo. The Special Intervention Group of the Italian Carrabineri spearheaded the exercise at the request by EU Police Mission Chief Vincenzo Coppola.
SIPA Acting Director Sead Lisak, the Bosnian Deputy Security Minister Mijo Kresic, the International community's Deputy High Representative in Bosnia Raffi Gregorian and General Coppola attended the exercise.
Speaking to members of the SIPA special support unit, Lisak said that since its establishment SIPA has covered a difficult road, that it faced numerous pressures and limiting factors, but that it never succumbed because the Bosnian citizens need a strong police institution.
This unit is capable of carrying out every task. It has been trained to highest standard, Lisak said.
SIPA Acting Director Sead Lisak, the Bosnian Deputy Security Minister Mijo Kresic, the International community's Deputy High Representative in Bosnia Raffi Gregorian and General Coppola attended the exercise.
Speaking to members of the SIPA special support unit, Lisak said that since its establishment SIPA has covered a difficult road, that it faced numerous pressures and limiting factors, but that it never succumbed because the Bosnian citizens need a strong police institution.
This unit is capable of carrying out every task. It has been trained to highest standard, Lisak said.
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