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Thursday, 04 October 2012

The EPLO Director Meets with the Deputy Minister for Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The EPLO Director, Professor Spyridon Flogaitis, accompanied by the Greek Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Karolos Gadis, met today with the Deputy Minister for Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Radmila Mitrovic to discuss joint actions between BiH and the EPLO. 

The Director informed the Deputy Minister on the mission and activities of the EPLO in BiH and the world. He said that the Organization brings together the best public law experts in the world and he emphasized EPLO activities related to the protection of human rights. He continued by saying that, besides the current activities on strengthening the institutional capacity of Brcko District, the EPLO is interested in extending the range of its activities in BiH in cooperation with the BiH Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees.

The Deputy Minister informed the EPLO Director on the condition and mechanisms of institutional protection of human rights in BiH, pointing out that the Ministry is interested in cooperation with the EPLO on the protection of children's rights, improvement of the protection of minorities and the harmonization of legislation with the EU international conventions and provisions, which would be a strong driving force towards the European integration.

The two parties positively evaluated the fact that has BiH singed and ratified the International Treaty establishing the EPLO, which opened the possibility for successful cooperation of BiH institutions and the Organization.