Request to European Commission for Financing of Reconstruction of Railroad from Sarajevo to Belgrade Being Prepared

B&H and Serbia will apply shortly to the European Commission for the financing of the reconstruction of the rail corridor from Sarajevo toward Belgrade, the minister of communications and transport in the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Edin Forto, stated in Sarajevo.

He said that, after the meeting with the minister of construction, transport and infrastructure of Serbia, Goran Vesic, the preparation of the application toward the European Commission in order to get 40% or 50% of the funds for the financing of that project was in progress.

– In essence, we would connect Sarajevo and Belgrade that way, and what’s crucial for us is to connect Bosnia and Herzegovina with the rest of Europe through the rail Corridor 5C, but also to reconstruct the corridor which goes from Novi Grad, Banjaluka, through Doboj, Tuzla, Zvornik and farther to Serbia – Forto said.

He explained that those were corridors that needed to be done and that they needed to be done according to European standards, entailing a minimum speed of 120 km/h for cargo and passenger transport.

Ministry of Communications and Transport of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ministry of Construction Transport and Infrastructure of Serbia

European Commission

Edin Forto

Goran Vesic

reconstruction of rail corridor from Sarajevo toward Belgrade

rail corridor from Sarajevo toward Belgrade

Corridor 5c

Corridor Vc