BiH and China signed Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Animal Health and Quarantine

SOFIA, (Patria) - On the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the 16 Prime Ministers of Central and Eastern European Countries with the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China (16+1) today in Sofia, in the presence of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of BiH Denis Zvizdić and the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang, an Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Council of Ministers of BiH on Cooperation in the Field of Animal Health and Quarantine was signed.

The Agreement was signed by the Deputy Chairman and Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH Mirko Šarović and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the People's Republic of China Han Changfu.

The Agreement provides for the signatory parties to accept the concept of "One World, One Health" and to establish mechanisms for cooperation in the field of cross-border animal disease control.

BiH and China undertake through the Agreement to facilitate cooperation in the areas of administration, science and technology, and to exchange information on trade in animals and animal products.

The competent authorities for the implementation of the Agreement are the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations and the Veterinary Office of BiH, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China.