Prime Minister of Republic of Srpska Radovan Višković spoke today in Banja Luka with the Ambassador of France to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christine Toudic.

During the meeting, Prime Minister Višković welcomed the announced opening of the office of the French Agency for Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina and expressed expectation that it would give additional incentive to intensification of economic cooperation between France and BiH.

The Prime Minister pointed out that there was significant room for improvement of economic relations with France and presented numerous benefits that the Government of Republic of Srpska, within the framework of all strategic decisions, was offering to foreign investors.

Prime Minister also emphasized that economic development was the key priority of the Government of Republic of Srpska and that it was necessary to make additional efforts to strengthen business and economic ties.

Ambassador of France Christine Toudic underlined there was significant space for intensifying economic cooperation, stating that the announced opening of the French Agency for Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina would give additional impetus to those efforts.