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SARAJEVO, May 6 (FENA) - The BiH Presidency members Željko Komšić and Šefik Džaferović received today in Sarajevo Admiral James Foggo, Commander of the Joint Command of NATO Allied Forces in Naples.
Komšić and Džaferović informed Admiral Foggo about the aspirations and meeting the conditions for our country's Euro-Atlantic integration, which equally imply the EU and NATO accession, stressing that the refusal of this path does not lead to stability and security of BiH.
They thanked NATO's decisive role in stopping the war in BiH, establishing peace and reforming the defense and security sector in BiH.
They pointed out that the submission of the Annual National Program (ANP) means respect for the adopted laws in the domain of defense and that this is a question of the respect for the rule of law.
Admiral Foggo believes that the time has come for BiH to submit the ANP and he believes that the delay would cause a risk of creating a "bad image" for the European Bank for Regional Development (EBRD) bankers who are coming to Sarajevo this week as part of the 3rd EBRD summit.
He pointed out that the BiH authorities are the ones who are to prepare the ANP and that they have full control over its content.
Foggo added that this is the best opportunity for BiH to present its positions to the NATO headquarters in Brussels, its ideas and visions when it comes to the further reform of the BiH Armed Forces and its needs in that regard.
Adviser Dragan Vuković attended the meeting on behalf of the Presidency Chairman Milorad Dodik and reiterated the views of Dodik that he was against the activation of MAP, and therefore against NATO membership, and that the cooperation within the Individual Partnership Program (IPP) should be at the highest level, stressing that “the path to full EU membership is a priority and that it must be viewed separately from the NATO path of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
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