Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj expressed belief that the visit of Serbian President Boris Tadic on July 6 would bring about some progress in resolving all open issues between Belgrade and Sarajevo in a way that would contribute to strengthening regional cooperation.

Alkalaj expressed hope that Serbian and BiH high officials would discuss open issues in an open and friendly way. He stated that the two countries' top officials need to keep close contact because they are the ones who will solve problems and close open issues.

This is why the visit is so important, Alkalaj said and expressed hope that this move would bring about progress in tackling all open issues between the two countries. He announced that the agenda of the Sarajevo talks would also include the issues of the judiciary, administrative border between the two countries and other matters.

On Wednesday, July 6, Tadic will pay an official visit to BiH, where he would confer with Chairman of the BiH Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic and Croat and Bosniak members of the Presidency, Zeljko Komsic and Bakir Izetbegovic respectively.