Minister Grlić Radman: We raise issue of BiH electoral law at all international forums

Croatia invests great effort at all international forums to discuss the need to change the election law in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlić Radman said on Wednesday after a meeting of parliamentary committees

Croatia invests great effort at all international forums to discuss the need to change the election law in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlić Radman said on Wednesday after a meeting of parliamentary committees.

The Foreign Affairs Committee and Committee on Croats outside the Republic of Croatia sat for more than three hours on Wednesday analysing the political situation in BiH and the status of the Croat people in that country.

"We all agreed that it is important to maintain an active dynamics when it comes to caring for Croats in BiH and to support changes to the election law that will eliminate any form of discrimination and inequality and ensure the rights of the three constituent peoples," Grlić Radman said after the meeting.

"We are investing great effort. We are raising awareness at all forums that Croatia participates in and we mustn't forget that we are a member of the European Union and NATO," said Grlić Radman.

He recalled that Croatia had prepared a non-paper in March that "opened a debate on the Western Balkans."

In that document, which was also signed by Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus, Croatia underscored that BiH has to remain a focal point for the EU. Its membership to the alliance is a priority, before which, a comprehensive transformation of the entire society needs to be achieved.

Grlić Radman reiterated that BiH can function only if the fundamental principles of the Dayton-Paris agreements are respected, which guarantee legitimate representation of the three constituent peoples, "which is not the case now," in the country's presidency and in the House of Peoples.

Text: Hina/MFEA

 

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