BOLTON South East MP Yasmin Qureshi has raised the issue of EU membership for Bosnia in the Commons.
In a written question to David Lidington, the Minister of State for Europe and NATO, she asked what steps he was taking to support Bosnia to become a candidate for EU and NATO membership.
Mr Lidington replied: “The UK Government strongly supports Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) EU and NATO membership ambitions.
“We continue to deliver clear and consistent messages to its leaders on the importance of a committed effort to meet the conditions required for progress towards accession to both the EU and NATO.
“The UK is supporting progress through a number of programmes designed to assist it make the reforms necessary. It is now for BiH’s leaders to demonstrate their commitment by taking action.”
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