Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Peter Szijjártó, said in Banja Luka that it is "a shame for Brussels" that the European road of the Western Balkan countries has been slowed down, b92 reports.
He said that it is not right for Hungary that the Council of Europe has not granted BiH candidate status: "It is a Shame for Brussels that Bosnia-Herzegovina was not granted Candidate Status".
"We, the Hungarians, support the stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European integration of this country," Szijjártó said after the meeting with the Serbian member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Peter Szijjártó, said today after meeting with BiH Presidency member Milorad Dodik in Banja Luka that Hungarians support the stability and European integration of BiH not only with words, but also with deeds.
He reminded that there are currently 134 Hungarian soldiers in the peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Hungarian head of diplomacy assessed that the enlargement of the EU is one of the most important policies and that the strengthening of the Union is not possible without its enlargement.
"The more of us there are, the stronger we are, and that is the most important thing for the region of the Western Balkans. Hungary is interested in the stability and peace of this region, whose immediate neighbor we are," Szijjártó said. Stating that the EU can contribute to the resolution of historical disagreements, the Hungarian official emphasized that Hungary supports dialogue, as well as that it is against the introduction of sanctions and threats to politicians in the Western Balkans.
