BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor begins his first official visit to Bosnia

Record ID: 741307

  • Title: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor begins his first official visit to Bosnia
  • Date: 3rd November 2009
  • Summary: SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (NOVEMBER 3, 2009) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN NATIONAL FLAGS REPRESENTING TWO STATES IN SARAJEVO (2 SHOTS) CROATIAN DELEGATION ENTERS BUILDING OF COMMON INSTITUTIONS CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN DELEGATION IN BUILDING ***FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** CROATIAN PRIME MINISTER JADRANKA KOSOR SHAKING HANDS WITH CHAIRMAN OF BOSNIAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS NIKOLA SPIRIC CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN MINISTERS TALKING CROATIAN FINANCE MINISTER IVAN SUKER KOSOR AND SPIRIC WALKING UP FLIGHT OF STEPS KOSOR AND SPIRIC ARRIVING FOR MEETING CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN DELEGATION SEATED AROUND TABLE FOR MEETING KOSOR AND SUKER PREPARE FOR MEETING SPIRIC AND BOSNIAN MINISTERS CROATIAN DELEGATION HEADED BY KOSOR AT MEETING SPIRIC AND KOSOR ARRIVE FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian) CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, NIKOLA SPIRIC, SAYING: "What I can say with great pleasure is that there is a common will on both sides to work on the open issues in the spirit of tolerance and understanding, and that is the way countries on their Euro-Atlantic path should behave." REPORTERS KOSOR AND SPIRIC DURING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Croatian) CROATIAN PRIME MINISTER, JADRANKA KOSOR, SAYING: "Both of us, during our tête-à-tête talks and during the talks with our delegations, have stressed we will not only give support, but we will give very concrete and constructive support to Bosnia and Herzegovina on its Euro Atlantic path, in every possible regard." REPORTERS ATTENDING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Croatian) CROATIAN PRIME MINISTER, JADRANKA KOSOR, SAYING: "I think it is very important that the message sent by de-blocking Croatian talks in the process of joining the European Union is very important, not only for Croatia but for Bosnia and Herzegovina as well, and South-East Europe as a whole." KOSOR AND SPIRIC AT END OF NEWS CONFERENCE KOSOR AND SPIRIC LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM
  • Embargoed: 18th November 2009 12:00
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  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVA2J3QL10NB6CHP2RQNWIDT8C6D
  • Story Text: The Croatian Prime Minister starts a two day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, holding meetings with Nikola Spiric, the chairman of Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    Croatian Prime Minister has started on Tuesday (November 3) a two day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. She met on Tuesday (November 3) with Nikola Spiric, the chairman of Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    The Croatian and Bosnian delegations discussed the whole range of open issues between the two neighbouring countries but expressed their satisfaction with the level of understanding and tolerance.
    "What I can say with great pleasure is that there is a common will on both sides to work on the open issues in the spirit of tolerance and understanding, and that is the way how countries on their Euro-Atlantic path should behave," Nilola Spiric said.
    Jadranka Kosor offered Croatia's full support for Bosnia's efforts to overcome hurdles on its the path to the European Union membership.
    "Both of us, during our tête-à-tête talks and during the talks with our delegations, have stressed that we will not only give support, but we will give very concrete and constructive support to Bosnia and Herzegovina on its Euro Atlantic path, in every possible regard," Jadranka Kosor said.
    "I think it is very important that the message sent by deblocking Croatian talks in process of the joining the European Union is very important not only for Croatia but for Bosnia and Herzegovina as well, and South-East Europe in whole," said Kosor.
    Kosor's visit to Bosnia comes a day after the Croatian parliament helped her efforts to lift a major obstacle to Croatia's European Union bid by backing a border arbitration agreement with Slovenia.
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