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Erdogan attends launch of Serbia-Bosnia highway work
Turkish leader urged Bosnia's rival leaders to end deadlock
08 October, 20:51
(ANSA-AP) - BELGRADE, OCTOBER 8 - Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan has urged Bosnia's rival leaders to end a
year-long political deadlock that has fueled tensions in the
country.
Erdogan spoke Tuesday after a joint meeting in Belgrade with
th e three members of Bosnia's multi-ethnic presidency and
Serbia' s President Aleksandar Vucic. On the second day of his
visit to Serbia, Erdogan also attended a ceremony inaugurating a
Turkish-financed highway that will link Belgrade with Bosnia's
capital of Sarajevo. The highway is part of efforts to boost
cooperation between the former wartime foes. Ankara has pledged
3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) of financing for the highway's
construction. (ANSA-AP).
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