Bosnia and Herzegovina is known as "a bridge between East and West" and provides many attractive business opportunities, House of Representatives Speaker, Denis Zvizdic, said as the BiH flag was raised on the country's National Day at the Dubai 2020 EXPO on Saturday.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has become “the best example of how people of different religions can live together, preserve their identity and constantly respect their cultural heritage,” he said.

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“Speaking of my homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina, I urge you to imagine a country in the heart of Europe, at the crossroads of the worlds, with an extraordinary geographical position, a country with 50 percent of its area covered by beautiful forests, a country with more than 280 rivers, some of the most beautiful ones in Europe, a country with more than 100 lakes, 4 national parks and two large nature parks, as well as the last rainforest in Europe, a country that has hundreds of national monuments and a rich cultural and historical heritage, which has 4 monuments on the list of world cultural the heritage of UNESCO, which has Nobel and Oscar winners and which hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics, which is home to warm, smart and talented people. If you have imagined a state with such natural and cultural riches and potentials that I have described, then you should know that such a state exists and that it is called Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Zvizdic said.

Zvizdic said that Bosnia has “a strong interest in being a part and driver of positive processes, which include connecting, cooperating and implementing projects of general interest.”

“Entrepreneurs, educated workforce, natural resources, access to finance and geographical proximity to large markets and the EU, with which we share 1,000 km of borders, make BiH a good and reliable partner for economically developed countries in the east and west,” he said.

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He noted that BiH provides various opportunities for entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprises, as well as attractive projects in the sectors of transport, energy, informatics, wood and metal industry, agriculture, and in the tourism sector, as well as sector of BiH development.

All known forms and types of tourism can be developed in BiH, such as cultural tourism due to the country’s history and material heritage, as well as urban, eco, religious, wellness, mountain, adventure, rural and winter tourism.

He said that Bosnia wants to capitalise on the comparative advantages it has in these sectors In the coming period while improving the economy and creating a positive entrepreneurial climate and increasing the competitiveness of the economic sector.

“Finally, I want to say something about the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most of the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina see the future of their country in the European Union and NATO integration. In the past years, we have worked hard to meet the conditions we and we want to believe that we are on the right track to achieving these goals,” he said.

“The processes we are striving for are important for achieving lasting stability and prosperity in BiH, and we expect Bosnia and Herzegovina to become part of the European Union, to which it belongs in terms of its geographical and strategic position,” Zvizdic said.