Speaker of the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dr Nikola Špirić, met in Budapest with the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Ana Brnabić

Speaker of the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PABiH), Dr Nikola Špirić, met today with the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, on the margins of the Conference of Presidents of the Parliaments of the European Union held in Budapest.

At the meeting, it was noted that parliamentary cooperation between the two countries is not at a satisfactory level, and that there have been no official meetings in Sarajevo for about a decade.

Speaker Špirić emphasised that contacts and cooperation have been maintained through parliamentary friendship groups, but that it is necessary to strengthen official institutional cooperation with Serbia, as well as with other neighbouring countries.

The interlocutors agreed that cooperation needs to be improved and official visits by the leaders of the two parliaments organised.

During the discussions, it was highlighted that the Republic of Serbia has invested significant funds in projects of importance to the population, primarily in the Republika Srpska, but also in returnee municipalities in the Federation of BiH. (Statement from the Cabinet of the Speaker of the House of Peoples, Dr Nikola Špirić)