First session of the new BiH Presidency held, no discussion on Denis Zvizdić

The BiH Presidency at today's session in its new composition adopted the Decision on the participation of the Infantry Unit of the Armed Forces of BiH in the peace support operation Resolute Support in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Decision on the participation of a group of officers of the Armed Forces of BiH in the peace support operation Resolute Support in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, reports the Bosnian news agency Patria.

Although expected, the BiH Presidency did not consider the candidacy proposal for the mandate holder of the Council of Ministers of BiH, Denis Zvizdić, today.

The BiH Presidency accepted the Report on the participation of members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, police officers, civil servants and other employees in peace support operations in the period from January 1 to June 30, 2014. It adopted the Decision on approving the use of resources of the Armed Forces of BiH for assistance in conducting activities to find missing persons from the past war at the location Herzegovina-Radača.

The BiH Presidency assesses that conditions have been met for the return of the BiH ambassador to Libya and the resumption of work of the Embassy in Tripoli. In the event of sudden changes in security circumstances in Tripoli, it authorized the ambassador to relocate to the border area of Tunisia at his own discretion.

The BiH Presidency took note of the Information on the participation of representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the regional meeting on increasing the participation of Western Balkan states in UN peacekeeping operations. It tasked the Ministry of Defense of BiH to initiate, within the Council of Ministers of BiH, a procedure for organizing the next regional meeting in Sarajevo in 2015.

At today's session, a Decision was adopted on accepting the Agreement on Military Financial Cooperation between the Council of Ministers of BiH and the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Implementation Protocol regarding financial assistance between the Council of Ministers of BiH and the Government of the Republic of Turkey.

Decisions were also adopted on accepting the Grant Agreement of the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) for the preparation of the Regional Drina River Basin Management Project between BiH and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development acting as an implementing agency of the Special Climate Change Fund, the Loan Agreement (Business Environment Development Policy Loan) between BiH and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Grant Agreement of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for the preparation of the Regional Drina River Basin Management Project between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development acting as an implementing agency of the Global Environment Facility, the Financing Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Commission regarding the cross-border program Bosnia and Herzegovina - Serbia under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance for 2013, the Guarantee Agreement (relating to the Loan Agreement for the Prijedor District Heating Project) between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Loan Agreement (Gradačac Water Supply Project) between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Decisions were also adopted on initiating the procedure for conducting negotiations for the conclusion of the Agreement between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on cooperation in the field of mine action through the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF) and the Agreement between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania on mutual recognition of driving licenses.

The BiH Presidency gave approval for the conclusion of the Memorandum of Understanding between Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Albania, Montenegro and the Republic of Croatia regarding support and cooperation in the implementation of the Adriatic-Ionian motorway and the Memorandum of Understanding - cooperation between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for assistance in the development of the public procurement sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it was announced.