Thursday, May 22, 2008

PLASSNIK: BOSNIA TO SIGN THE SAA WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION ON JUNE 16

VIENNA, Austria (May 22 ,2008) – Bosnia will sign the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union on June 16 in Luxemburg, confirmed on yesterday the Austrian Foreign Affairs Minister Ursula Plassnik.

"The efforts Bosnia invested in economic and political reforms are now giving results and make it possible to complete the set of agreements between the EU and southeastern European states”, stated Plassnik in the press release.

She received a green light from the Austrian government to sign the SAA with Bosnia at the ceremony which will be held on June 16 in Luxemburg.

The SAA was initialed on December 2007 between Bosnia and the EU and its signing depended on the adoption of the police reform which was completed by Bosnian State Parliament in April.
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