Bosnia and Herzegovina is threatened with the suspension of participation in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE) if it does not determine a new delegation system by the beginning of next week, which has not been done for almost eight months since the elections were held.
As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced on Wednesday, the Parliamentary Assembly of SE warned that June 24 is the deadline for submitting the list of the parliamentary delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to participate in the work of their highest body.
"If this additional, but last opportunity is missed, BiH will be the only one of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe, which will not participate in its parliamentary work," according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of BiH. They explained that it will be "another embarrassment for BiH on the international political scene, which will have negative consequences for BiH's European path and the process of making a decision on candidate status."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina states that the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only one competent for the selection of the delegation for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and that Bosnia and Herzegovina will not be able to participate in making important decisions, such as the election of the new Chief Secretary of the Council of Europe and judges of the European Court of Human Rights. .
The MFA called on the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina to appoint a representative office in order to avoid consequences for this country.
The authorities at the BiH level are in a complete blockade. Eight months after the general elections, not all parliamentary bodies were established, nor was a new convocation of the BiH Council of Ministers appointed. Bosniak parties led by Bakir Izetbegović's SDA insist on activating the Action Plan for Membership (MAP) with NATO, while the Serbian parties led by Milorad Dodik's SNSD oppose it, reports Hina.
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