Krišto discussed with Volz and Ginkel: Interstate agreement on Southern Gas Interconnection in focus

(Patria) - Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borjana Krišto held a meeting with Joshua Volz, Special Envoy for Global Energy Integration at the U.S. Department of Energy.

During the meeting, issues of common interest for Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States of America were discussed, with a special emphasis on the Southern Gas Interconnection project.

The importance of this project for strengthening energy security and regional cooperation in the energy sector, as well as improving the stability and reliability of energy supply in Southeast Europe, was highlighted.

Krišto emphasized that the Council of Ministers of BiH remains strongly committed to supporting projects that contribute to energy independence, attracting investments, and accelerating economic development, pointing out that the key obligations and responsibilities at this moment lie at the level of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and that it is necessary for the relevant ministry of the FBiH Government to submit a new initiative to the Council of Ministers with a new draft text of the agreement in question, given that amendments to the law currently being adopted by the FBiH Parliament require changes to the essential part of the agreement's text, which, among other things, relates to the very name of the agreement, the route, and the investor.

As soon as the necessary legal and institutional prerequisites are ensured at the level of the Federation of BiH, the Council of Ministers of BiH can legally initiate the procedure for concluding the international agreement as prescribed by the Law on the Procedure for Concluding and Executing International Agreements as soon as possible.