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Talks on the fulfillment of BiH's obligations toward the Energy Community
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10/26/2015
Sarajevo - October 26, 2015 - Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Mirko Šarović met today with the Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Janez Kopač and the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of the Republika Srpska Petar Đokić. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Federal Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry, representatives of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of the Republika Srpska, and Predrag Grujičić, an expert on gas in the Energy Community.
At the meeting they discussed the implementation of conclusions of the Summit for the Western Balkans, held in Vienna in late August this year, which was held in relation to the set of the so called "soft" measures towards the development of a regional energy market, as well as the fulfillment of the obligations taken by BiH in accordance with the Treaty establishing the Energy Community, with special reference to the obligations under the Third Energy Package for electricity and gas sector, which is why the measures have been taken against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 13th Ministerial Meeting held in Tirana on 16 October, 2015.
Parallel to this meeting, a meeting was held at the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the participation of expert teams of the three ministries and the representatives of the Elektroprenos BiH, the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) and the Independent System Operator (ISO), who should provide their expert opinion on the above-mentioned topics.
It was concluded that, on both issues, a working group composed of experts of all the institutions that participated in today's meeting, should be urgently established, and that at the headquarters of the Energy Community in Vienna, during the month of November, a discussion at this level should be organized in order to search for solutions.
The working group will have the technical and logistical support of the Energy Community in meeting the commitments undertaken in the energy sector and overcoming the problems faced by Bosnia and Herzegovina.