BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT'S NATO COORDINATION TEAM HELD A SESSION

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (January 8,2008) – The Bosnian Government's NATO Coordination Team discussed in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo development of Presentation document of Induvidual Partner Action Plan (IPAP). Information on the current situation in the sector of implementation of agreement on security signed with NATO was discussed.The Team also discussed the issues related to implementation of the the Partnership for Peace Status of Forces Agreement (PFP SOFA) and information on the visit of the team members to Estonia.

Proposal of the IPAP Presentation Document is in the final stages of development and will be submitted to the Bosnian Council of Ministers and the Bosnian Presidency by February 2008 for adoption, in order for it to become operative by NATO summit which will be held in Bucharest, from April 2 to 4.

IPAP is the most comprehensive and the most important document Bosnia has so far worked on.

Apart from the obligations the country has in the defence and military sectors, IPAP treats other political and security issues, as well as topics related to civil planning in crisis situations, scinece, ecology, public relations and other.

In relation to the PFP SOFA, the coordination Team will propose the Bosnian government that this agreement is implemented through a special law, the Bosnian Defence Ministry announced.