The Director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FIPA), Marko Kubatlija, and the Chairman of the Board of the General Authority for Investment Promotion and Privatization of the State of Libya, Abduelaziz Ramadan Eshawish, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and thereby formalized cooperation between the two institutions in the field of investment promotion and the strengthening of bilateral economic relations.

Through
this document, the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Libya confirm
their joint commitment to enhancing institutional cooperation, exchanging
information on investment opportunities, and providing support to business
communities and potential investors, with the aim to strengthen economic and
investment cooperation between the two countries.
The
Memorandum also includes the exchange of information and analyses on the
investment climate, projects, and market opportunities, as well as the
organization of joint investment and business conferences as platforms for
direct communication between investors and for facilitating contacts and
cooperation between business entities from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Libya.
FIPA
Director Marko Kubatlija emphasized that the signing of the Memorandum
represents an important step toward strengthening bilateral economic
cooperation and positioning Bosnia and Herzegovina as an attractive destination
for foreign investors. He also highlighted the Agency’s readiness to develop
cooperation through concrete projects and activities that contribute to
creating a favorable investment environment.
The
Libyan delegation expressed interest in the active involvement of business
representatives in joint projects and in supporting investments in key sectors.
This document establishes a solid institutional foundation for long-term
investment and economic ties between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Libya.
The
meeting was also attended by Akram Khaled, Consul of the Embassy of Libya in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, who spoke about the traditionally good and friendly
relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Libya, their past cooperation, the
assistance Libya has provided to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and other related
topics.
The
interlocutors assessed that such meetings represent a good basis for the
further development of bilateral economic relations and expressed their
readiness to continue communication and to further concretize cooperation
through future joint activities.