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BRUSSELS / SARAJEVO, February 17 (FENA) - BiH Presidency Chairman Željko Komšić attended an informal meeting and dinner on Sunday with EU and Western Balkans leaders in Brussels, at the invitation of European Council President Charles Michel.
The officials reaffirmed the unequivocal support and commitment of the European Union leadership to the Western Balkans region and they announced that the European Union will strengthen its support for political, economic and social change in the region. They reiterated that the goal is a strong, stable and united Europe.
They discussed a new accession methodology for the Western Balkan countries and the opening of negotiations with the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Albania.
“As far as Bosnia and Herzegovina and our status is concerned, the most important matter for us is the Opinion of the European Commission, namely 14 recommendations and conclusions, which is the essence of what BiH needs. I used this opportunity to ask senior officials to say if that is the case, and I sign every single word in the conclusions and recommendations of the EC Opinion, then please hold on to that, do not have double standards like we used to have in the past. If these 14 recommendations and conclusions are what you expect from BiH, interpret them as they are written. It is not a simple task for BiH, but it is useful and it will lead to improvement within BiH. If we are talking about the fight against corruption, the rule of law, do not have double standards. Especially in the new methodology these should be the first things discussed. Let this be true reform,” Komšić commented in a statement for N1.
A crisis arose in BiH after the Constitutional Court's decision and the decision of RS representatives in state institutions not to participate in the decision-making process, which Komšić said he did not want to emphasize that story at the meetings because the topic of this meeting was completely different.
“Don't think that Milorad Dodik is so important here in Brussels and that someone is paying attention to him. I talked to Vučić aside and he was not pleased that we reacted to him the way he did towards Dodik,” said Komšić in an interview with N1.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice-President Josep Borrell attended the dinner.
Montenegrin President Milo Djukanović, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Minister of Foreign Affairs for North Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov, President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama attended the dinner as well, the BiH Presidency stated.
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