The High Representative Carlos Westendorp welcomes the initiative being taken by Nezavisne Novine and Vecernje Novine, in arranging the first post war Banja Luka, Sarajevo business fair due to take place in Banja Luka on Wednesday 26 November. Senior Deputy High Representative Ambassador Hanns Shumacher will open the fair and will be available to meet the press afterwards.
This initiative is above the restrictive practices of nationalist politics and represents the will and determination of normal businessmen and women to succeed in providing jobs and prosperity in the region.