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SARAJEVO, May 25 (FENA) - The Coordinating Body for migration issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina today held its first meeting as an Operational HQ, discussing the current situation in that area and proposed solutions to prevent illegal crossings of the border and the care for migrants located in BiH.
In an event of crisis situations in the field of migration, the Coordinating Body also acts as the Operational HQ, which gathers representatives of the Ministry of Security of BiH, the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of BiH, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of BiH, the Border Police of BiH, SIPA and the Foreigners Affairs Service, along with representatives of HQs from entity level and Brčko District of BiH, stated the Ministry of Security of BiH.
One of the conclusions of the Operational HQ is to further strengthen border control in order to prevent illegal entries into Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In addition to this, officers of the SIPA and the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of BiH, as well as members of other police agencies will assist the BiH Border Police.
Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Mektić, who chaired the meeting, pointed out that the previous measures of enhanced border surveillance have resulted in a significant reduction in the number of entries of illegal migrants in BiH.
It was also pointed out that an additional location near Sarajevo will be made available during next week, and at the same time, activities will start on finding a more suitable accommodation for migrants located in the area of the Una-Sana Canton.
The meeting was also attended by the Head of the International Organization for Migration in BiH Peter Van der Auweraert.
(FENA) S. R.
