Minister: Slovenia Ready to Assist Bosnia on Path to EU
Slovenian Environment Minister Janez Podobnik has assured his counterparts from the two federations of Bosnia-Herzegovina that his ministry stands ready to assist the former Yugoslav republic in its bid to join the EU.
Podobnik pointed out that Bosnia-Herzegovina will have to walk the same path as Slovenia to join the EU, making Slovenia's experience invaluable.
His comments come after he met his counterparts from the Croat-Muslim Federation and the Republic Srpska, Ramiz Mehmedagic and Muhamed Lisic, in Ljubljana on Thursday.
The important thing is for all EU candidate countries to fully get ready for membership and Slovenia could help Bosnia with this, Podobnik said.
Moreover, Podobnik called for greater cooperation between the two countries in environmental protection and the use of renewable sources of energy.
Mehmedagic and Lisic thanked Podobnik for the assistance Slovenia has offered Bosnia so far and stressed the value of Slovenian experiences in EU integration processes.
Bosnia-Herzegovina will find it easier to avoid making mistakes on its path to the EU with Slovenian experiences, the pair pointed out.
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