The Chairwoman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Zeljka Cvijanovic, announced that she will not go to the Council of Europe summit in Reykjavik “because it would be another mockery of international law”, and, as she says, BiH has seen too much of that.
“How else to explain that the final declaration of the Summit calls for respect for the territorial integrity of only certain, and not all, members of the Council of Europe, which was a completely justified and reasonable proposal by Serbia. The proposed text is full of arbitrary and inconsistent political qualifications, as well as positions that go beyond the scope of the Council of Europe’s activities,” said Cvijanovic.
She believes that BiH, as a post-conflict community, should remain neutral on the issue of any armed conflict, not siding with any warring party.
“The cabinet of the Serbian member of the Presidency gave a negative opinion on the establishment of the Registry on material damage caused in the Ukrainian conflict, and as for the final declaration of the Summit, a negative position was proposed for it as well. Since, according to our information, the representative of BiH at the session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe did not express an explicit negative position on the issue of adopting the proposed final declaration of the Summit, I believe that his actions do not reflect the official position of BiH on the said issue,” she emphasizes.
Moreover, Cvijanovic stated that in such circumstances she does not want to participate in the work of the Summit, nor to give legitimacy to positions with which she does not agree.
The Council of Europe summit in Reykjavik takes place on May 16th and 17th, Klix.ba reports.
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