Gojkovic said that Serbia fully supports the development of relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina as one of its closest partners and neighbours in the region, stressing that this visit, as the first one of the full complement of the collegiums of both houses of BiH Parliament is of great historic importance for the further development of parliamentary cooperation and the overall relations between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and relations in the region.

Gojkovic said that today, as the Day of Victory over Fascism and Europe Day is an excellent opportunity to send the message that we want to build good relations between Serbia and Bosnia and in the region at large, through dialogue and cooperation.

The Serbian Parliament Speaker said that parliamentarians, as representatives of the citizens, play a pivotal role in promoting relations and resolving outstanding issues through dialogue and cooperation, adding that EU accession is the shared goal of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, one that Bosnia and Herzegovina has Serbia’s full support for.

Congratulating Victory Day, 9 May, the Speaker of the House of Peoples Ognjen Tadic said that the role of parliament is extremely important in the creation of better relations and today’s visit is an expression of an overwhelming desire to build good ties with the National Assembly and Serbia.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Mladen Bosic said that the two countries are entering a new era of relations which should look to the future and not the past, adding that Serbia is an important factor in the region and the engine of new relations in it.

The officials stressed that interparliamentary cooperation is an important segment of the new relations and that there is significant room to advance cooperation at the level of committees, especially European integration and foreign affairs, as well as parliamentary friendship groups.

Gojkovic also discussed cooperation in other fields with the BiH Parliamentary delegation, especially economy, saying that we prized the development of this cooperation and that revitalization of the infrastructure connecting the two countries is a common interest, as is working together on energy projects and joint ventures on third markets.

The delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina also comprised the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Peoples Safet Softic and First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sefik Dzaferovic, as well as the Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Peoples Barisa Colak and Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Borjana Kristo.