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SARAJEVO, February 13 (FENA) – BiH Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Staša Košarac, received Italian Ambassador to BiH Nicola Minasi in Sarajevo today.
The officials stressed that relations between BiH and Italy are friendly and there are no open issues.
The interlocutors stated that Italy is the second foreign trade partner of BiH, and that there is room for improving cooperation. Košarac informed Minasi that the EU is BiH's top foreign policy priority.
The topic of today's meeting was Italian investments in BiH.
Košarac and Minasi agreed that the top sectors for investing in BiH are energy, renewable energy, tourism and agriculture.
The programs for tourism and agriculture, which Italy is already implementing in BiH, were discussed, and Minister Košarac emphasized the need to include part of the local structures that see tourism development as a significant economic potential. In this context, Košarac suggested that the local community in Trebinje should be actively involved in the mentioned projects.
The interlocutors exchanged views on two agreements in the field of economic and agricultural cooperation between BiH and Italy, and expressed the expectation that the said documents would be signed this year.
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