Turkish foreign minister meets Balkan officials

By Merve Aydogan

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's foreign minister on Monday separately met with the recently appointed high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the Serbian president of the National Assembly.

In a Twitter post, Mevlut Cavusoglu said: "Pleased to host Christian Schmidt, recently appointed High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina."

Cavusoglu vowed to "continue to support the endeavors of the Office of the High Representative for the stability and unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina."

In a separate tweet, the Turkish minister said: "Met with my friend Ivica Dačić, President of National Assembly of #Serbia, whom I got together with in Belgrade a short time ago."

"His extensive experience in politics & diplomacy will significantly contribute to rapid development of our interparliamentary relations," Cavusoglu added.