Maltese Ambassador presents credentials in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ambassador John Lowell presented his credentials to Mr. Ante Jelavic,Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Wednesday, 24 November 1999, at a ceremony held at the Presidency Building in Sarajevo. Present at the ceremony were Mrs. Lowell and Dr. Mark A. Pace, First Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ceremony was followed by a brief meeting between the Ambassador and Mr. Jelavic.

During his visit to Sarajevo, Ambassador Lowell held meetings with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Jadranko Prlic, to whom a copie d'usage of the credentials were presented, the co-chairman of the Council of Ministers Dr. Haris Silajdzic and with Dr. Asaf Dzanic, the assistant Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Sport in the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Ambassador, Mrs. Lowell and Dr. Pace had informal meetings with the British Ambassador and the South African Ambassador.

The Ambassador is also scheduled to hold meetings with Mr. Husein Zivalji and Mr. Dragon Bozanic, Deputy Foreign Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mr. Alija Izetbegovic, member of the Presidency.

On Thursday, 25 November 1999, the Ambassador, Mrs. Lowell and Dr. Pace were given a tour of the National Theatre by the Director Dr. Kulenovic. Other meetings were held with a number of residents of Sarajevo with a view to eventually appointing an Honorary Consul for Malta in Bosnia and Herzegovina.