SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Visiting Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, stressed here on Monday that, his country will continue to provide support, to preserve stability, peace and prosperity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
Erdogan met with members of BiH’s Presidency, during the two-day South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) summit, which is chaired by BiH and started here, Monday.
He emphasised that Turkey strongly supports the SEECP, “which is a useful mechanism for preserving stability and peace in the region,” the office of BiH’s presidency said.
Erdogan said, Turkey supports the Euro-Atlantic path of BiH, and that BiH’s integration in the European Union (EU) and NATO will be a guarantee of stability and peace.
BiH Presidency members, Milorad Dodik, Zeljko Komsic and Sefik Dzaferovic, emphasised progress in cooperation in all fields and in strengthening bilateral relations.
They emphasised that, BiH has the biggest number of signed state agreements with Turkey. They also discussed ways to improve cooperation in the fields of economy, agriculture, transport and infrastructure.
The SEECP was founded in 1996, upon Bulgaria’s initiative. This regional cooperation forum aims at strengthening good-neighbourly relations among all participants from the region, and at transforming this region into an area of peace, security, stability and cooperation.– NNN-ANADOLU
