Minister Košarac talked with the Ambassadors of the USA and Great Britain to BiH

Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH, Staša Košarac, organized video conferences with the Ambassadors of the United States of America (USA) and Great Britain, Eric Nelson and Matthew Field, with whom he discussed current economic and political issues in BiH and the region.

Minister Košarac and Ambassador Nelson discussed the continuation of USAID's agricultural projects in the Republika Srpska and the Federation of BiH and the support that this US agency will provide to the development of the tourism sector in BiH in 2021, with an emphasis on repairing the negative effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. It was pointed out that the tourism support project will be presented in December this year.

It was agreed at the meeting that it is necessary to adopt the laws from the Third Energy Package as soon as possible, which is an obligation of BiH from the Agreement on Accession to the Energy Community.

The interlocutors also discussed the issue of BiH's accession to the regional initiative "Mini Schengen". In this context, Minister Košarac expressed a positive attitude towards the possibility of BiH becoming part of the regional concept, which implies full freedom of movement of people, goods, services and capital with the countries of the region.

Minister Košarac talked with British Ambassador Field about the upcoming Summit on climate change, which will be held on December 12 in London. On that occasion, the Minister emphasized the importance of this topic from the aspect of environmental protection and population health.

The implementation of the Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom and Bosnia and Herzegovina was also discussed at the meeting.