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NATO says BiH future lies in Euro-Atlantic structures

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BiH's future lies in Euro-Atlantic structures; ethnic tension is a concern
EU-NATO cooperation needs to increase from planning to operations

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen met EU High Representative Catherine Ashton at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 25 May 2010 to discuss Bosnia and Herzegovina and EU-NATO cooperation; NATO extended the MAP to BiH in April and urged transfer of defence property to the national government as a MAP condition.

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Create an account Reset password Already have an account? Log in From now on you can download videos from our website If you would also like to subscribe to the newsletter and receive our latest updates, click on the button below. Enter the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password. The password must be at least 12 characters long, no spaces, include upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Click the button to return to the page you were on and log in with your new password. 25 May 2010 1 MIN READ On 25 May, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton, met with Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. They met both bilaterally and at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council and the EU Political and Security Committee. The main topic of discussion was Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the EU leads Operation Althea supported by NATO assets and capabilities. “ All the countries around the table today shared the view that BiH’s future lies in Euro-Atlantic structures ,” said the Secretary General in speaking to the press after their meetings. “ But I must also say that there was real concern today about the level of ethnic tension and rhetoric in BiH .” He expressed his hope that BiH would soon transfer defence property from the Entity level to the national government, a condition for the Membership Action Plan (MAP) to come into force. NATO extended the MAP to BiH at its Foreign Ministers meeting in Tallinn in April. On EU-NATO cooperation, the Secretary General said High Representative Ashton and he share the view that the two organizations “need to talk more together, and do more together, from planning to procurement to operations.” Cooperation such as in Afghanistan, in Kosovo, in BiH and off the coast of Somalia “ needs to be stepped up ,” he said, “ and we are working on how best to do that .” Link was copied to clipboard

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