Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Selmo Cikotić, participated today in the Migration Conference in Vienna, organized by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). A key topic of this year's conference is related to achievement of better cooperation and results in migration management on the routes to Europe. The conference is attended by ministers, police directors and high-ranking officials from all over the world.
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It
was assessed that due to the crisis in Afghanistan and already existing trends
in migration, a joint dialogue and action are more urgent and necessary than
ever. It was also concluded that international cooperation and strengthening
partnerships is a key condition for effectively resolving current and future
migration crises.
Minister
Cikotic participated in a panel with the Minister of Migration and Asylum of
Greece Notis Mitarachi, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter
Szijjart. As representatives of the three key countries on the Western
Balkans route, they gave their vision for improving cooperation on these routes
and in the wider region.
In
their address, the focus was on how governments in the region can better
cooperate in managing current challenges and future crises.
On
the sidelines of the conference, Minister Cikotic had several bilateral
meetings with representatives of other countries and organizations. A bilateral
meeting was held with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary,
Peter Szijjart. The Agreement between the Council of Ministers of BiH and the
Government of Hungary on the Protection of Classified Information was signed on
that occasion.
"
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary confirm the importance of mutual cooperation
and joint application of security principles for classified information protection,
thus strengthening the interests and security of our countries. The Agreement
on Protection of Classified Information enables even more successful
cooperation between the competent National Security Authorities as well as
Governments of both countries ", pointed out Minister Cikotic.