BOSNIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER SVEN ALKALAJ VISITS UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, USA (May 29,2008) – The Bosnian Foreign Affairs Minister Sven Alkalaj, who is in a working visit to the United States, had meetings yesterday at the U.S. State Department and the U.S. National Security Council.

In a meeting with Daniel Fried, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Euro-Asian Affairs, the current state of politics in Bosnia and the region was discussed.

Fried and a representative of the U.S. National Security Council Burt Braun welcomed the reforms taking place in Bosnia, especially in the light of the upcoming signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) and visa liberalization negotiations between Bosnia and the EU.
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