Chairman Zvizdić sends congratulatory message to new President of the European Commission

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Zvizdić sent a congratulatory message to Ursula von der Leyen on her election as President of the European Commission.

„Dear President von der Leyen,

On my own behalf and on behalf of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, I extend my sincere congratulations on your election as President of the European Commission. 

The primary foreign policy goal of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has no alternative, is integration into the European Union. Bosnia and Herzegovina shares with the EU the same geographical space, the same cultural and historical heritage, the same challenges and hopes. Therefore, I am particularly pleased that the head of the European Commission is a person dedicated to strengthening European values of unity, equality, solidarity, security and prosperity. 

In your address, you set challenging goals. All countries in the Western Balkans expect that one of the important goals will continue to be the integration of our region into the European Union. We look forward to future cooperation and rest assured that in us, as in the last four years, you will have a sincere partner committed to embracing European principles and standards, regional cooperation, peace, stability and economic development. 

I wish you success at the helm of the European Commission and invite you to make your first visit precisely to Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a space of interweaving different cultural values“, reads the congratulatory message from the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dr. Denis Zvizdić.