Sarajevo – “Europe has listened to the citizens of Bosnia who want more jobs, more equality and fairness and less corruption. Now it’s up to Bosnia’s leaders to respond to these demands. Poverty, unemployment and social disadvantage are a daily concern for all of the country’s young people, and for their parents – without distinction of creed or ethnic origin. 85% of them want a European future for Bosnia, as the surveys recently published by the Government show. For these reasons, Italy firmly supports the new European Union agenda – expanded to include concrete economic and social reforms”. These were the comments made by Under-Secretary Benedetto Della Vedova during an official visit to Sarajevo. He was speaking after his meeting with the Chairman of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bakir Izetbegović, and with representatives of the other two Presidency members. Lastly, Under-Secretary Della Vedova visited the Ars Aevi, a museum of contemporary art – a true cultural gem – that Italy has promoted and supported since it was first created. (9colonne)
