The Chairperson of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Željka Cvijanović (SNSD), assessed in today's conversation with the Commander of the NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo, Matthew Wallace, and the Commander of EUFOR in BiH, Florian - Marijan Barba, that the challenges in BiH are political, not security-related.
At the same time, members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Denis Bećirović and Željko Komšić, today submitted a request to hold an extraordinary session of the Presidency of BiH, at which the internal political situation in the country would be discussed, in connection with the alleged attacks by the authorities of Republika Srpska (RS) on the constitutional order of BiH, Beta reports.
According to Radio Television of the Republic of Serbia (RTRS), in a conversation with NATO and EUFOR commanders, Cvijanović emphasized "the unequivocal commitment of the Republic of Serbia to preserving peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina."
It added that she expressed her commitment to consistent respect for the Dayton Peace Agreement, emphasizing that the institutions of Republika Srpska (RS) are fully committed to protecting the Constitution and constitutional order in RS and BiH.
Cvijanović reportedly reminded the Commander of the NATO Headquarters in BiH and the Commander of EUFOR that all decisions in the field of defense in the Presidency of BiH are made exclusively by consensus of all three members, and that anything else would be "illegal and non-binding for members of the Armed Forces of BiH."
Bećirović and Komšić, as reported by Sarajevo media, believe that it is necessary for the Presidency of BiH to review the latest internal political circumstances in the state, taking into account, as assessed, "attacks by the RS entity authorities on the constitutional order of BiH."
They also believe that it is the duty of state institutions to protect the constitutional order of BiH and peace and stability in the country.
It was not stated when the session should be held, Beta reports.
BiH is being rocked by one of the biggest crises since the end of the war, and its cause is the first-instance verdict of the Court of BiH against the President of RS, Milorad Dodik, for failing to implement the decisions of the High Representative in BiH.
After the verdict was pronounced, the RS National Assembly adopted a law prohibiting the operation of the Prosecutor's Office and the Court of BiH, as well as the BiH Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) on the territory of RS.
Dodik also announced the adoption of a new Constitution of the RS, which would return to this BiH entity all jurisdictions in the areas of the judiciary, police and intelligence, the army and indirect taxes, which were transferred to the state level in the post-Dayton period.
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