Minister Fajon receives Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

17. 5. 2023

Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

Minister Tanja Fajon received Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina Staša Košarac during his working visit to Slovenia. Their talks focused on bilateral relations.

Minister Tanja Fajon and Minister Staša Košarac during bilateral talks | Author Ministrstvo za zunanje in evropske zadeve

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Minister Fajon confirmed that relations between the two countries are positive and traditionally friendly, with excellent economic relations being an important component of bilateral cooperation. Bilateral trade is steadily increasing, exceeding 1.7 billion euros in 2022. Slovenia continues to be among the top five investors in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Minister Fajon assured her counterpart that Slovenia continues to support Bosnia and Herzegovina's EU membership and called for the swift implementation of the necessary reforms. She also assured him of Slovenia's support for Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). To this end, Slovenia has assumed the chairmanship of the Bosnia and Herzegovina's Working Party on WTO accession this year.