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SARAJEVO, September 18 (FENA) - Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH Staša Košarac met yesterday with Head of the EU Delegation to BiH and EU Special Representative in BiH Johann Sattler about the possibility of exporting red meat from BiH to the EU.
Director of the Veterinary Office of BiH, Ljubomir Kalaba, also attended the meeting.
The officials held this meeting at the EU Delegation to BiH after the BiH Veterinary Office, in cooperation with the BiH Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, submitted an answer to the questionnaire on the export of red meat from BiH to the EU on September 7, 2020.
Ambassador Sattler welcomed the completion of the questionnaire for the export of red meat to the EU, which was submitted by the European Commission to BiH two years ago, and pointed out that it was a good start for further activities. He informed Minister Košarac that the European Commission had submitted 14 additional questions regarding the export of red meat, and expressed the expectation that the competent institutions in BiH would submit adequate answers as soon as possible.
Minister Košarac and Ambassador Sattler also exchanged views on the possibility of exporting table eggs from BiH to the market of EU member states. It was pointed out that it is necessary to improve the implementation of the salmonella control plan for BiH, and Minister Košarac announced that he would hold a meeting with competent institutions from Republika Srpska and the Federation of BiH in the next period to discuss official controls in order to effectively solve this problem.
Ambassador Sattler also stressed the importance of the soon adoption of the strategic framework for tourism, as one of the most affected sectors due to the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the BiH Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations stated.
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