Lagumdzija: Form Government in BiH ASAP

Zlatko Lagumdzija, foreign minister of BiH, spoke in separate meetings with the ambassadors of Germany, the Russian Federation, the Netherlands, and Switzerland – Christian Hellbach, Petr Ivantsov, Jurriaan Kraak, and Heinrich Maurer – about the current political situation in BiH, with a focus on forming a government after the general elections that were held and BiH’s accession process to the European Union.The topics of discussion were also related to the issues from the domain of bilateral relations and national cooperation on the multilateral plane, such as exchange of support for candidacies for positions in international bodies.

During the discussions, Lagumdzija informed his interlocutors that the BiH Presidency had established and agreed upon a draft text of a joint statement on the commitment of BiH political leaders to undertake necessary reforms in the accession process to the European Union.

He also informed them of the present course of formation of governments at all levels in BiH, and they exchanged opinions on the next steps necessary to undertake, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

They jointly assessed that the process of forming governments at all levels should be completed as soon as possible, and that the statement on the commitment of political leaders to take necessary reforms in the framework of the EU accession process should receive irrevocable support as soon as possible from political leaders in the country, and be adopted in the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH.

Lagumdzija reiterated the stance that the reforms program should be the central element of the work plan of the new governments and parliaments, based on three strategic lines of action, which are economic governance, rule of law, and reforms and strengthening of public administration in the sense of a more functional state, which is also contained in the proposed statement.

(Source: Oslobodjenje)