GERMANY URGES EU TO SIGN SAA WITH BOSNIA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

BERLIN, Germany (May 13,2008) – The German Federal Foreign Office Minister of State for Europe, Gunter Gloser stated yesterday in front of the German Parliament that Germany is supporting Bosnia and that it will do everything for the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between Bosnia and EU to be signed as soon as possible.

Gloser in this occasion did not exclude May 26 as the possible signing date.

"The fact that Germany supportS BOSNIA in signing the SAA with the EU is far more important than the date itself”, stated Zlatan Burzic, advisor at the Bosnian Foreign Ministry Cabinet.

Burzic added that Gloser expressed this point of view in a heated discussion at the end of last week in the German Parliament after the statement of the Bundestag member, Green Party delegate, Marieluise Beck.

Beck stated that the EU unjustly accommodates to Serbia which caused all the war in the in the 90s comparing to Bosnia where largest destruction and crimes were committed.

She also added that negotiations on visa regime liberalization with Serbia are ongoing for months now, while they have not even started with Bosnia,which is unacceptable.

Conclusion of her statement was that Bosnia must receive bigger support and more serious engagement of the EU.
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