Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska Savo Minić met today in Banja Luka with the Ambassador of Hungary to Bosnia and Herzegovina Krisztián Pósa.

The meeting focused on further strengthening of cooperation between the Republic of Srpska and Hungary with special emphasis on support to agriculture, development of economic activities and educational field.

The interlocutors agreed that the program of the Foundation for Sustainable Development „Progresus" supported by the Government of Hungary which enables agricultural producers in the Republic of Srpska to purchase new machinery and equipment at more favorable price, was very important.  It has been stressed that the third cycle of the program was underway and that it led to great interest among farmers and represented an important form of support for development of domestic agriculture.

One of the topics was cooperation in the field of higher education and scholarship programs between universities. It has been noted that the interest of students from the Republic of Srpska to study at universities in Hungary was significant and would improve cooperation among educational institutions and help exchange of knowledge .

The interlocutors noted that relations between the Republic of Srpska and Hungary were at high level and expressed determination to continue and to further improve amicable relations and cooperation also in the future.