KONAKOVIĆ PROMISES: ‘We will systematically gather smart and hardworking people through the institutions of our country!’

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Konaković he reflected on the first days of his ministerial mandate. He says he had two very dynamic days and a weekend.

“The rule is that the first meeting should be held with the doyen of diplomacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the ambassador of a foreign country with the longest tenure in our country. To my satisfaction, it is the ambassador of the State of Palestine in Bosnia and Herzegovina, my friend Rezeq Namoora. The meeting with the head of the EU delegation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Johan Sattler, confirms our commitment to membership and accession to the great family of European countries. The USA is our most important strategic partner. At the meeting with Ambassador Michael Murphy, we confirmed the importance of good relations”says Konaković.

He adds that he also met with the high representative in BiH, Christian Schmidt, and that, “as much as we sometimes don’t like the decisions he makes, the institution of the high representative is an important factor in stabilizing relations in BiH”.

“The telephone conversation with colleague Fajon and colleagues Cavusoglu and Grlić Radman foreshadows quick meetings and quick action. There are many ideas that will further strengthen our relations with Slovenia, Turkey and Croatia. I spoke today with several brilliant young people, Bosnians and Herzegovinans who live outside the borders of our country. The foundations and organizations they manage bring together a large number of extremely high-quality people, whom the state has not taken into account until now. We will systematically gather smart and hardworking people through the institutions of our country. It is the biggest capital we have. The diaspora will never again be in focus only during the campaign and for the sake of collecting votes. The diaspora will be one of the priorities 24/7 in our business”, said Elmedin Konaković.

He announced that at the beginning of the week representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will visit faculties that educate young people in the field of international relations and diplomacy, and that they plan to include the best students in the processes within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.