Director of the BiH Border Police Mirko Kupresakovic held a meeting with the head of the Department for the Rule of Law of the European Union in BiH, Alfredo Stripolli.

The topic of the meeting was migration management in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with an emphasis on human smuggling and trafficking.

Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to strengthen its capacities to manage migration more effectively, fully respecting basic human rights, protecting vulnerable persons and respecting domestic legislation and international standards.

Director Kupresakovic pointed out that the BiH Border Police invests maximum efforts in protecting the state border and acts by the law, and that engaging Frontex would greatly help to protect both the border of BiH and the external borders.

This would help in a more effective fight against organized crime related to human smuggling and trafficking, as well as the integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina into the European Union.

Director Kupresakovic thanked Stripolli and the Delegation of the European Union for their cooperation and readiness to provide support in the implementation of operational activities, stated the Border Police of BiH.